Brad Hock

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Live and let edit, Paul

Posted by bradburg on May 1, 2008

Assuming this is the correct lyric — “But in this ever-changing world in which we live in” — then McCartney did something really redumb-dant with this: “in  which we live in.” Some people believe he’s singing ”in which we’re livin’,” a dropped-g phrase which avoids such absurdity. (And makes the same money, too.) But it’s hard to hear that crucial “we’re.” So I think the solecism is there, though I doubt if they’ll strip his knighthood for it, at this point.

One Response to “Live and let edit, Paul”

  1. bradburg said

    Pretty funny Brad…

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