Well, for starters, I’m trying a different layout for the blog. Blah.
Second, I have started on a new venture. I call this “Rebecca”:
Headbands. All hand-made by me. Soon available on Etsy, but for now here’s a teaser:
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Published on October 15, 2010
What Have I Been Up To?
You say:
“Second, I HAVE started on a new venture.”
The correct verb tense is the simple past “.. I started on a new venture.”, since you are refering to a specific event, not at some unspecified time in the past.
Yes, indeed, you are not alone. This grammar error, using the “have/had [verb]” tense where it should be the simple past, or sometimes present, tense runs rampant nowadays, even by professionals.
Thanx.
The grammarman
Ummm, ok. Sure.