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Discussion Groups / English Usage / January 2010Waugh: there's reason in
Hello: Is this "there's reason in" without "it" non-standard? ----- [Lunt is Ryder's scout at Oxford. He tells him about changes in behavior:] 'Now wine in the evening,' he continued, as was his habit half in and half out of the door, 'or one or two gentlemen to luncheon, there's reason in. But not dancing. It all came with the men back from the war.' Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited, p. 679 ---- -- Thanks. Marius Hancu > Hello: > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > reason in. But not dancing. It all came with the men back from the > war.' It's just reversed word order for "there's reason in or one or two gentlemen to luncheon".  SignatureJames > Hello: > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > reason in. But not dancing. It all came with the men back from the > war.' The sentence is inverted - read - Now, wine in the evening, or one or two gentlemen to luncheon, there's reason in. as: - Now, there's reason in wine in the evening, or one or two gentlemen to luncheon. It's not strange to my ears. SignatureDavid > > Is this > > "there's reason in" [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > It's not strange to my ears. OK, I'll deal with it:-) Thanks. Marius Hancu |
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