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Biorophant Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
A Line from "Dirty Harry"
Hello all.
I was reading the script of Dirty Harry the movie and saw this famous quote by Mr. Callahan.
"But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you’ve got to ask yourself one question: do I feel lucky?"
While watching the film, I didn't realize it. But this time it struck me as ungrammatical. I think it should be modified to either
(1) But as this is a .44 Magnum ~
or
(2) But this being a .44 Magnum ~, and being able to blow ~
I thought so because I have never seen a phrase like "being as + subject + verb" in any of my grammar books (correct me if I'm wrong).
Movies and other works of popular culture are notorious for their broken grammar. Still, being a non-native English speaker, I cannot conclude this matter with absolute confidence. Therefore, I am asking for your help.
Thank you for your time and consideration
I was reading the script of Dirty Harry the movie and saw this famous quote by Mr. Callahan.
"But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you’ve got to ask yourself one question: do I feel lucky?"
While watching the film, I didn't realize it. But this time it struck me as ungrammatical. I think it should be modified to either
(1) But as this is a .44 Magnum ~
or
(2) But this being a .44 Magnum ~, and being able to blow ~
I thought so because I have never seen a phrase like "being as + subject + verb" in any of my grammar books (correct me if I'm wrong).
Movies and other works of popular culture are notorious for their broken grammar. Still, being a non-native English speaker, I cannot conclude this matter with absolute confidence. Therefore, I am asking for your help.
Thank you for your time and consideration
Top answer
You are correct in both cases. Rover
- You are correct in both cases.
- Rover
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Biorophant"But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you’ve got to ask yourself one question: do I feel lucky?"While watching the film, I didn't realize it. But this time it struck me as ungrammatical.Good ear. That is not unusual, but it is also not standard English. He said "being as", a c
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