@killingfloorman Boosting despite the fact that "swum" gives me the heebie jeebies, "swam" totally sounds better, and it's probably a dialect thing, and dialect things are valid in my world. But if you say irregardless or peruse within my hearing range, you will get a lecture about nonsensical words or words that have been misused so often, they now mean nothing.
@tippitiwichet @killingfloorman
I swim, I swam, I have swum.
@mcfate @tippitiwichet @killingfloorman
Yes, the better fix here is from "I have swam" to "I swam".
@tyghebright @tippitiwichet @killingfloorman
To me, "I have swum" suggests a regular activity and "I swam" is a particular incident.
@mcfate @tippitiwichet @killingfloorman
Yes. In the case of the image, the latter is the correct usage.
If he were reminiscing about it over tea, and it's something he's done occasionally. he could say, "I have swum to get away from those people, but it's never really worked."