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Milky Posted 19 years ago
Linguistics Studies

He won’t be late, I don’t think

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    01i00He won’t be late, I don’t think.02i02br
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    01i00She was an outstanding leader was Mrs Ghandi.02i02br
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    01i00Jill likes rock, myself folk.02i02br
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    01i00That house in Barry St, is that where they live?02i02br
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    01i00That letter wants to go first class.02i02br
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12br 11ol 12br 11li 12br 12br 11i 10He won’t be late, I don’t think. 12br 12br 11li 12br 12br 11i 10She was an outstanding leader was Mrs Ghandi. 12i 10Wouldn't you put a comma after "leader"?

— BarbaraPA

  • 12br 11ol 12br 11li 12br 12br 11i 10He won’t be late, I don’t think.
  • 12br 12br 11li 12br 12br 11i 10She was an outstanding leader was Mrs Ghandi.
  • 12i 10Wouldn't you put a comma after "leader"?
  • 12br 12br 11li 12br 12br 11i 10Jill likes rock, myself folk.
  • 12br 12br 11li 12br 12br 11i 10That house in Barry St, is that where they live?
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01cite10Milky12cite10Do you use structures such as these in your daily speech?12br
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    11i10He won’t be late, I don’t think. 12i10Yes, when I want to backtrack a little and remind the listener that's it's just my opinion and not a statement of fact.
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1i00<She was an outstanding leader was Mrs Ghandi. 02i00Wouldn't you put a comma after "leader"?>02br
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00I guess it would depend on whether there was a pause there or not.02br
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00<No, I don't use this, unless I'm pretending to talk from some other era.>02br
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00Is it from another era?02br
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    01i00He won’t be late, I don’t think. yes, but only if I was being sarcastic and wanted to show that actually I think he will be late. Rather like 'I love cabbage - not!'02i02br
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    01i00She was an outstanding leader was Mrs Ghandi. very occasionally02i
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0<01i00Jill likes rock, myself folk. no, I can't stand this misuse of myself.>02i02br
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00Why is it a misuse?02br
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00<01i00That letter wants to go first class. no, but I've heard it. I'd probably say 'needs' to go... >02i02br
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01cite10Milky12cite10<11i10Jill likes rock, myself folk. no, I can't stand this misuse of myself.>12i12br
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10Why is it a misuse?12br
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10Me, myself, personally, I, think it is a misuse.12br
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10Actually I don't think it is 11i10too1
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0<Actually I don't think it is 01i00too02i00 much of a misuse in speech, but in writing I find using using "myself" other than reflexively, or judiciously, for emphasis, irritating.>02br
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00And how about answering the topic question, Forbes?0-
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0I don't think I use 1, 2, 3, 5. 02br
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00If I were a private investigator, and wanted to give an impression of great judiciousness, I might say:01blockquote
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10"That house in Barry St..."12br
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01cite10MrPedantic12cite10I don't think I use 1, 2, 3, 5. 12br
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10If I were a private investigator, and wanted to give an impression of great judiciousness, I might say:11blockquote
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01cite10Milky12cite10The differences in the way we natives really use English are a bit scary. Many times, they seem not reflect the answers we give to students here.12blockquote
10I don't think so. I consistently say that when people speak casually in conversation, they don't plan out what they will say, so they chan
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