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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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I do like coffee.
"I do like coffee."
This is an ambiguous sentence, which has two meanings.
The first one is "I really like coffee.". In this case, "do" is an auxilkiary for "like". "Do" emphasizes the verb "do".
The second one is "I do something as coffee does it.". In this case, "do" is a verb, while "like" is an adverb for the verb phrase "do".
I guess the above interpretation is theoretically possible, while the first one is much more popular.
What do you think?
This is an ambiguous sentence, which has two meanings.
The first one is "I really like coffee.". In this case, "do" is an auxilkiary for "like". "Do" emphasizes the verb "do".
The second one is "I do something as coffee does it.". In this case, "do" is a verb, while "like" is an adverb for the verb phrase "do".
I guess the above interpretation is theoretically possible, while the first one is much more popular.
What do you think?
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Only the first ( I really like coffee ) is a reasonable reading. However, another reasonable context is one in which the speaker is denying the opposite: I'm sure you don't like coffee at all. -- No, no, I do like coffee .
- Only the first ( I really like coffee ) is a reasonable reading.
- However, another reasonable context is one in which the speaker is denying the opposite: I'm sure you don't like coffee at all.
- -- No, no, I do like coffee .
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Only the first (I really like coffee) is a reasonable reading. However, another reasonable context is one in which the speaker is denying the opposite: I'm sure you don't like coffee at all. -- No, no, I do like coffee.
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