In Soul Music, the band is playing "Music with Rocks In"

[conuly]

Weird name, right? Well, just recently, Jazzy said that valleys "always have water in".

Twice with the same construction. Would you say that? Or would you prefer "Music with rocks in it" and "always have water in them"?

Comments

[mhari.livejournal.com]

That tends to be a British mannerism, I've found. Don't know what the usage is Stateside.

[ladytalon.livejournal.com]

I don't like it. It hurts my head. "In" what?! *dies*

[the-lady-aurora.livejournal.com]

I prefer Music with Rocks in it. That's how I saw it when I was reading the book the first time. Second time round, I realised what it actually was.

[malantha.livejournal.com]

I've never said that, but I have a friend who says things like that. "A glass with juice in" and "the shirt had buttons on". I usually end up misreading the sentence but when I hear him say it, it always catches me offguard.

He lives in Northeast PA and does tend to watch a lot of Bristish TV, if that's a factor. *shrug*

[ser-kai.livejournal.com]

I like(& use) that construction but I also had an english grandmother & read a lot of english literature.

[mhari.livejournal.com]

That tends to be a British mannerism, I've found. Don't know what the usage is Stateside.

[ladytalon.livejournal.com]

I don't like it. It hurts my head. "In" what?! *dies*

[the-lady-aurora.livejournal.com]

I prefer Music with Rocks in it. That's how I saw it when I was reading the book the first time. Second time round, I realised what it actually was.

[malantha.livejournal.com]

I've never said that, but I have a friend who says things like that. "A glass with juice in" and "the shirt had buttons on". I usually end up misreading the sentence but when I hear him say it, it always catches me offguard.

He lives in Northeast PA and does tend to watch a lot of Bristish TV, if that's a factor. *shrug*

[ser-kai.livejournal.com]

I like(& use) that construction but I also had an english grandmother & read a lot of english literature.