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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Damned

Hi,

I hear 'I'll be d@mned' quite a few times. How to use it, is it used in present tense or past tense? I'll be d@mned if they started singing. Is this correct?
  

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If English is not your native language, then it is best not to use such epithets at all. They are generally rude and usually used inappropriately, since they can safely only be used with close companions of a peer group. You have used it inapppropriately here, for instance.

— Mister Micawber

  • If English is not your native language, then it is best not to use such epithets at all.
  • They are generally rude and usually used inappropriately, since they can safely only be used with close companions of a peer group.
  • You have used it inapppropriately here, for instance.
  • 'I'll be damned if' + negative statement is a fixed phrase meaning 'I'm quite surprised that' + affirmative statement'.
  • I'll be damned if they haven't started singing!
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If English is not your native language, then it is best not to use such epithets at all. They are generally rude and usually used inappropriately, since they can safely only be used with close companions of a peer group.

You have used it inapppropriately here, for instance. 'I'll be damned if' + negative statement is a fixed phrase meaning 'I'm quite surprised that' + affirmative state
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