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Madhulk Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

Drain him...

Brainiac: The prodigaI son of Krypton has returned.

Bizarro: I need to kiII him.
When I get near Green Kryptonite,
I drain him of his power.
Why him instead of it? The Kryptonite is an object not a subject.
  

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Hi, The pronoun 'him' refers to the last person mentioned, ie 'the prodigal son'. Clive

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  • Hi, The pronoun 'him' refers to the last person mentioned, ie 'the prodigal son'.
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Hi,
The pronoun 'him' refers to the last person mentioned, ie 'the prodigal son'.

Clive
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Are you sure, Clive? The Phantom can only drain the power of the Kryptonite.
The prodigal son (Clark) gets sick around the Kryptonite.
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Yes. Once he gets the kyrpotnite,he'll bring it to Clark, and drain HIM of his power.
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Now that makes sence. Thanks, Barbara!
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Hi,
You guys are following the story. I'm just going by the rules of grammar, about which the writers may or may not care.

Clive
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I have no idea what the story is, but I do know that Superman is vulnerable to kryptonite.
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Hi GG,
It depends on the colour. He's OK with blue kryptonite.

Clive
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CliveHi GG,
It depends on the colour. He's OK with blue kryptonite.

Clive

Yeah, if by OK you mean with no powers!
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Hi,
Brainiac: The prodigaI son of Krypton has returned.

Bizarro: I need to kiII him.
When I get near Green Kryptonite,
I drain him of his power.

You're making this seem harder to interpret than it really is, in my opinion.

Bizarro is making a very simple statement. "When I get near G
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Okay, I'm quuting with the questions. Thanks for your time, Clive!
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