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Koto Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Adult Content, question about "IT"
I apologize in advance for my inappropriate question...but I need to figure this out.
I was watching a movie called "police academy" (yes again...) and there was this guy saying, "So tell me, you and the wife do it doggie-style, or what?"
My question is do we need "it"here?
I've googled this sentence with and without "it" and found that both phrases are used.
I also have a same kind of question.
In the states, many people asked me, "How do you like it here?"
Again, do we need "it" here? What does "it" stand for?
!!!Thank you for reading this!!!
I was watching a movie called "police academy" (yes again...) and there was this guy saying, "So tell me, you and the wife do it doggie-style, or what?"
My question is do we need "it"here?
I've googled this sentence with and without "it" and found that both phrases are used.
I also have a same kind of question.
In the states, many people asked me, "How do you like it here?"
Again, do we need "it" here? What does "it" stand for?
!!!Thank you for reading this!!!
Top answer
" Again, do we need "it" here? What does "it" stand for? Yes, "it" is needed here.
- " Again, do we need "it" here?
- What does "it" stand for?
- Yes, "it" is needed here.
- Example: How do you like it here?
- ("it" is an object...
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>In the states, many people asked me, "How do you like it here?" Again, do we need "it" here? What does "it" stand for?
Yes, "it" is needed here.
Example:
How do you like it here? ("it" is an object... my guess is that "here" can't be an object, which is required by a verb "like", because
Yes, "it" is needed here.
Example:
How do you like it here? ("it" is an object... my guess is that "here" can't be an object, which is required by a verb "like", because
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There are verbs which can be followed by a that-clause or wh-clause are not used with "it":
accept, discover, notice, predict, regret, remember
accept, discover, notice, predict, regret, remember
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On your first question:
In the movies I've always heard "do it" (it refers to having ***):
"Do you want to do it?"
"So, wanna do it?"
People usually know what "it" means. I think, it is needed.
In the movies I've always heard "do it" (it refers to having ***):
"Do you want to do it?"
"So, wanna do it?"
People usually know what "it" means. I think, it is needed.
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So, in that case, we can possibly say, "How do you like America?" instead of saying "How do you like it here?"
Correct?
Does "it" in this sentence- "how do you like it here?"-have any particular meaning like food,life,people and so on? Or is it just an object?
Correct?
Does "it" in this sentence- "how do you like it here?"-have any particular meaning like food,life,people and so on? Or is it just an object?
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Ha,I forgot to login..The post above (anonymous) was by me.
Yes, I know that "do it" refers to "have ***" but can we just say "do doggie style?"
I hope my post won't humiliate anyone.
Yes, I know that "do it" refers to "have ***" but can we just say "do doggie style?"
I hope my post won't humiliate anyone.
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AnonymousSo, in that case, we can possibly say, "How do you like America?" instead of saying "How do you like it here?"My guess is that "it" doesn't mean anything in this case. It's just an add
Correct?
Does "it" in this sentence- "how do you like it here?"-have any particular meaning like food,life,people and so on? Or is it just an object?
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I don't know exactly. I have never heard it that way until today. I think it depends on if "doggy style" is a noun, adverb or even verb(disgusting reading: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=doggy+style). One thing I am sure is that these variants are all informal :) A language is a
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Selecter5. As an indefinite object after some intransitive verbs, orThank you
after a substantive used humorously as a verb; as, to foot
it (i. e., to walk).
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