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Jigneshbharati Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Flat-splatt
BIFF! The World-Cup king was knocked flat-splatt by Cyrus, the sweeper.
I read the above in my son's reading book "Star Striker Titch" . My son is in year 2 in the U.K.
What is the grammatical form and function of "flat-splatt"? What does it mean?
Why do we need "the" before "sweeper"?
I read the above in my son's reading book "Star Striker Titch" . My son is in year 2 in the U.K.
What is the grammatical form and function of "flat-splatt"? What does it mean?
Why do we need "the" before "sweeper"?
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Jigneshbharati What is the grammatical form and function of "flat-splatt"? adverb Jigneshbharati What does it mean? It is a playful nonce word employing reduplication.
- Jigneshbharati What is the grammatical form and function of "flat-splatt"?
- adverb Jigneshbharati What does it mean?
- It is a playful nonce word employing reduplication.
- Its meaning must be divined by the reader on the fly.
- Cyrus knocked him down, flattened him—he went splat on the ground.
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JigneshbharatiWhat is the grammatical form and function of "flat-splatt"?
adverb
JigneshbharatiWhat does it mean?
It is a playful nonce word employing reduplication. Its meaning must be divined by the reader on the fly. Cyrus knocked him down, flattened him—he went splat on the ground. I am puzzled by the double "t
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