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Rommel Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Is this interrogative sentence grammatically good?

Is this interrogative sentence grammatically good?

Why do you merely submit yourself to whatever they’d have to babble about?
  

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I don't understand the meaning. Do you mean 'subject yourself'?

— Mister Micawber

  • I don't understand the meaning.
  • Do you mean 'subject yourself'?
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I don't understand the meaning. Do you mean 'subject yourself'?
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Mister MicawberDo you mean 'subject yourself'?
Yes, Mister Micawber, my dad, that's what I mean.
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Why do you subject yourself to whatever they have to babble about?
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Rommel, my dad
This is not an appropriate way to address someone who is not your father. Even when you are addressing your own father, you would not normally use the 'my'.
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fivejedjonThis is not an appropriate way to address someone who is not your father. Even when you are addressing your own father, you would not normally use the 'my'.
So I should omit my, fivejedjon?
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If you are addressing your own father, omit 'my'. If you are addressing anybody else, omit 'dad' as well.
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Ha, ha, ha! Emotion: rofl You're talking very seriously, fivejedjon. You're scaring me out of my wits.
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fivejedjonIf you are addressing anybody else, omit 'dad' as well.
Rommel has developed the conceit (in earlier threads) that I am a father figure for him, 5jj.
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No, no, fivejedjon, no, please don't get me wrong.Emotion: shake I'm so sorry. From this moment on, I have to follow your instruction. I'm so so
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Is it "I am a father figure for him" or "I am a father figure to him"?
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