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Guzhao67 Posted 14 years ago
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Base form of "say" in "why say more"
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Could you explain the use of base form of "say" in the expression"But why say more?"? is the expression an abbreviated one? or just the fixed expression? any similar examples? ?thank you very much and have a nice day.
Could you explain the use of base form of "say" in the expression"But why say more?"? is the expression an abbreviated one? or just the fixed expression? any similar examples? ?thank you very much and have a nice day.
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Hi, I do not know the context from which you took this question, but I will provide you the general idea. The structure of this question is commonly used, and many times it asks a general or rhetorical question, which suggests that there is no necessity for someone to do something. Questions of that ilk often take the bare infinitive, which is the most basic form of the verb.
- Hi, I do not know the context from which you took this question, but I will provide you the general idea.
- The structure of this question is commonly used, and many times it asks a general or rhetorical question, which suggests that there is no necessity for someone to do something.
- Questions of that ilk often take the bare infinitive, which is the most basic form of the verb.
- This structure is considered idiomatic.
- Here are some other examples: Why be so upset?
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Hi,
I do not know the context from which you took this question, but I will provide you the general idea.
The structure of this question is commonly used, and many times it asks a general or rhetorical question,
which suggests that there is no necessity for someone to do something. Questions of that ilk often take the bare
infinitive, which is the most basic form of the verb. This
I do not know the context from which you took this question, but I will provide you the general idea.
The structure of this question is commonly used, and many times it asks a general or rhetorical question,
which suggests that there is no necessity for someone to do something. Questions of that ilk often take the bare
infinitive, which is the most basic form of the verb. This
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guzhao67"But why say more?"? is the expression an abbreviated one?I would say so. In my own mind I hear "should I" or "should you", thus:
Why should I say more?
Why should you say more?
But other words can be used to fill in the thought:
Why should anyone say more?
Why would [I / you / anyone / a per
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