Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 2008, you couldn't escape the song "That's Not My Name" by the Ting Tings off their album We Started Nothing. The U.K. duo ...
This " that " is not a conjunction; it is a Complementizer. It introduces tensed clauses. Tensed clauses of several kinds, in fact: tensed Subject and Object complement clauses (whence the name complementizer), and restrictive relative clauses, where it may be used instead of a Wh -word. In both cases, that may be deleted if it's not needed for clarity. (there are several contexts where that ...
You're right that Cole Porter wrote the song in 1929, but it obviously didn't catch on for a long time. The earliest instance of that voodoo that you do in Google Books is 1954, and it doesn't turn up again for another 10 years. Realistically though, I'd say it's known to many, but actually used by very few.
Yahoo: What Does The Ting Tings’ ‘That’s Not My Name’ Mean? Netflix’s ‘The Life List’ Resurfaces Banger
Netflix’s hit movie The Life List introduced a whole new generation to The Ting Tings' 2008 banger “That's Not My Name.” Released on Friday, March 28, The Life List stars Sofia Carson as a grieving ...
What Does The Ting Tings’ ‘That’s Not My Name’ Mean? Netflix’s ‘The Life List’ Resurfaces Banger
Yahoo: 'That's Not My Name' Gets Folk Redo by Original Artists and Fans Are in Awe
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