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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Throw Papa down the stairs his hat. what is that childs language , grammatical error, second language, or careless construction?
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If it means that Papa is down the stairs then it is awkward but not impossible.. If it means that the hat should be thrown down the stairs then it is ungrammatical.
- If it means that Papa is down the stairs then it is awkward but not impossible..
- If it means that the hat should be thrown down the stairs then it is ungrammatical.
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If it means that Papa is down the stairs then it is awkward but not impossible..
If it means that the hat should be thrown down the stairs then it is ungrammatical.
If it means that the hat should be thrown down the stairs then it is ungrammatical.
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AnonymousThrow Papa down the stairs his hat. what is that childs language , grammatical error, second language, or careless construction?Second language. In fact, Yiddish. Note the movie title: Throw Momma from the Train. (From the mangled English syntax derived from Yiddish syntax: Throw Momma from the train a kiss. The correct version is
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