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Mitsuo23 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

"and boy does everyone know it" ?

Hi

Will you explain what kind of grammar it is? It's from a book.

He's on vacation and boy does everyone know it.

Thank you in advance,
M
  

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'Boy' is an interjection of intensity. 'Does' is the asserting affirmative operator. I don't know why the inversion.

— Mister Micawber

  • 'Boy' is an interjection of intensity.
  • 'Does' is the asserting affirmative operator.
  • I don't know why the inversion.
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'Boy' is an interjection of intensity. 'Does' is the asserting affirmative operator. I don't know why the inversion.
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Ok, so I should take it simply as "everyone knows it."

thanks anyway,
M
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Better: 'and everyone certainly knows it!'
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