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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Cna someone explain what an expletive is?
What is an expletive and how is it used? Examples?
Thank you very much.
Thank you very much.
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The simplest way to think of it is a curse word or an obscenity. But actually, any exclamation may be considered an expletive. " Wow!
- The simplest way to think of it is a curse word or an obscenity.
- But actually, any exclamation may be considered an expletive.
- " Wow!
- " " Holy s*** !
- ) My American Heritage actually considers the "dummy it" to be an expletive.
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The simplest way to think of it is a curse word or an obscenity.
But actually, any exclamation may be considered an expletive.
"Wow! This band really blows me away!"
"Holy s*** ! They're terrific!"
"Why don't you do your own damned laundry?"
(I'm not really sure if adjectives are included, but people often lump all curse words togeth
But actually, any exclamation may be considered an expletive.
"Wow! This band really blows me away!"
"Holy s*** ! They're terrific!"
"Why don't you do your own damned laundry?"
(I'm not really sure if adjectives are included, but people often lump all curse words togeth
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