Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
The other way around?
Speaker said: Yesterday, a man crashed his plane into a building. Can you believe it?
Listener said: Not the first time when someone hits a building with a plane. I feel sorry for the guy.
Maybe listener should say: Not the first time when someone with a plane hits a building?
Listener said: Not the first time when someone hits a building with a plane. I feel sorry for the guy.
Maybe listener should say: Not the first time when someone with a plane hits a building?
Top answer
I'd say: (it's) not the first time a plane has hit a building.
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