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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Is not 'do + verb' common to exaggerate verb?
Hi all. I'm Japanese.
Today I took an English conversation class.
And there I said ' I do hope to win -.'
But the teacher who was young australian told that it was incorrect.
Then I explained that I learned that 'do + verb' is used to exggerate a verb in my school(junior-high or high about 20 years ago).
For a while he was lost in thought and then told me that it was very formal and not common.
Could you tell me that he is right or not?
Today I took an English conversation class.
And there I said ' I do hope to win -.'
But the teacher who was young australian told that it was incorrect.
Then I explained that I learned that 'do + verb' is used to exggerate a verb in my school(junior-high or high about 20 years ago).
For a while he was lost in thought and then told me that it was very formal and not common.
Could you tell me that he is right or not?
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Anonymous Could you tell me that he is right or not? He is a little unsure. It is indeed emphatic 'do', it is not particularly formal, and it is common enough when needed.
- Anonymous Could you tell me that he is right or not?
- He is a little unsure.
- It is indeed emphatic 'do', it is not particularly formal, and it is common enough when needed.
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AnonymousCould you tell me that he is right or not?He is a little unsure. It is indeed emphatic 'do', it is not particularly formal, and it is common enough when needed.
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Anonymoustold me that it was very formal and not common.It's not very formal, but it's true that it's not common in the context you quoted. Stress "do" with your voice when you say it.
I do hope to win. ~ I really hope to win. ~ I hope very much to win.
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A more common usage is to deny
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AnonymousCould you tell me that he is right or not?Could you tell me whether he is right or not?
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