Here I am --- what does it mean, here, please
-“My legs. And it may flatter you to know, Mastro Antonio, that I have cometo you to beg for a favor.”
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Hi!
Could someone please tell me what the other person means by saying "Here I am" in their reply? When do we use this sort of structure, for example "here it does", "there she goes", etc.?
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Laborious Could someone please tell me what the other person means by saying "Here I am" in their reply? Well, for one thing, this is a 1926 translation of an Italian story published in 1883. Their customs were and are different, and English has changed a little since then.
- Laborious Could someone please tell me what the other person means by saying "Here I am" in their reply?
- Well, for one thing, this is a 1926 translation of an Italian story published in 1883.
- Their customs were and are different, and English has changed a little since then.
- "Here I am" sounds a little odd in that spot to this modern American.
- Still, they are bantering, and Antonio's "here I am" seems to be part of that, meaning "OK, you have found me.
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LaboriousCould someone please tell me what the other person means by saying "Here I am" in their reply?
Well, for one thing, this is a 1926 translation of an Italian story published in 1883. Their customs were and are different, and English has changed a little since then. "Here I am" sounds a little odd in that spot to this modern American. Still, they are
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