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PonyFan Posted 10 years ago
The line is quoted from http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/Transcripts/The_Ticket_Master
The scene is at 11:54 of http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x17t2lu_my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-episode-3-the-ticket-master_fun
Grammar
Do?
I'd like to know how do works here. So if do is taken from the sentence, would the meaning or nuance of the sentence change? Thanks in advance!
And when I do choose, will the other four be mad at me?
The line is quoted from http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/Transcripts/The_Ticket_Master
The scene is at 11:54 of http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x17t2lu_my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-episode-3-the-ticket-master_fun
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This "do" adds emphasis to the verb. And when I do choose ...
- This "do" adds emphasis to the verb.
- And when I do choose ...
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PonyFanSo if do is taken from the sentence, would the meaning or nuance of the sentence change?Not by much. Emphatic 'do' usually implies previous negation. In this case it implies 'not yet'. The choice has not yet been made, though it is planned. 'do' emphasizes the moment of choosing, the change from indecision to decision. I haven't chosen y
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