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Deepcosmos Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

’lie she did’

Hello, everyone,

p.65, 'First Impressions'

“You have to pay close attention to someone's normal pattern in order to notice a deviation from it when he or she lies. Sometimes the variation is as subtle as a pause. Other times it's obvious and abrupt. I recently saw a news interview with an acquaintance who I was certain was going to lie about a few particularly sensitive issues, and lie she did. During most of her interview she was calm and direct, but when she started lying, her manner changed dramatically: she threw her head back, laughed in "dis- belief," and shook her head back and forth. It's true the questions dealt with very personal issues, but I've found that in general, if a person is telling the truth her manner will not change significantly or abruptly. But you won't see those changes if you're not watching carefully.”

About the underlined part, I think the original sentence is 1) “She lied.” and 2) “She did lie.“ with the main verb stressed. However, I don’t understand how 2) could be inverted into 3) ”lie she did.“ Do the natives sometimes invert a bare infinitive at the front to focus it?

* source;

https://vdoc.pub/documents/reading-people-how-to-understand-people-and-predict-their-behavior-anytime-anyplace-6ihc4ld9j0g0

Would appreciate on your explanation.

  

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65, 'First Impressions' “You have to pay close attention to someone's normal pattern in order to notice a deviation from it when he or she lies. Sometimes the variation is as subtle as a pause. Other times it's obvious and abrupt.

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  • 65, 'First Impressions' “You have to pay close attention to someone's normal pattern in order to notice a deviation from it when he or she lies.
  • Sometimes the variation is as subtle as a pause.
  • Other times it's obvious and abrupt.
  • I recently saw a news interview with an acquaintance who I was certain was going to lie about a few particularly sensitive issues, and lie she did .
  • During most of her interview she was calm and direct, but when she started lying, her manner changed dramatically: she threw her head back, laughed in "dis- belief," and shook her head back and forth.
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deepcosmos

Hello, everyone,

p.65, 'First Impressions'

“You have to pay close attention to someone's normal pattern in order to notice a deviation from it when he or she lies. Sometimes the variation is as subtle as a pause. Other times it's obvious and abrupt. I recently saw a news interview with an acquaintance who I was certain was going to lie about a few

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deepcosmosand lie she did.

Here are a few more examples I found online:

Brock had turned 18 just a few days after Hal was born, and now he could legally drink. And drink, he did! Sometimes he didn't come home all night.
Secrets of the Mothers: A Saga of Four Generations of Christian Mothers
Cheri Taylor Baker - 2019

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