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Manohonor Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Little Bighorn
Hi,
A problem with:
'Your man Custer says to me,
"We're going to the Little Bighorn."'
'Says I, "What's this 'we' stuff?"
It's the walking ticket for me.'
Custer is probably a name, right?
And what is Little Bighorn? A place?
What does SAYS I mean?
And IT'S THE WALKING TICKET FOR ME.
Thanks.
A problem with:
'Your man Custer says to me,
"We're going to the Little Bighorn."'
'Says I, "What's this 'we' stuff?"
It's the walking ticket for me.'
Custer is probably a name, right?
And what is Little Bighorn? A place?
What does SAYS I mean?
And IT'S THE WALKING TICKET FOR ME.
Thanks.
Top answer
htm "]CUSTER'S LAST STAND[/url]. 'Says I' is a dated or dialectical alternative to 'I say', when a dialogue is being promulgated in the present tense. 'It's the walking ticket for me' means 'I'm leaving' (='I have a ticket to walk away').
- htm "]CUSTER'S LAST STAND[/url].
- 'Says I' is a dated or dialectical alternative to 'I say', when a dialogue is being promulgated in the present tense.
- 'It's the walking ticket for me' means 'I'm leaving' (='I have a ticket to walk away').
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Re: General George Custer and the Battle of the Little Bighorn: [url="http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/custer.htm"]CUSTER'S LAST STAND[/url].
'Says I' is a dated or dialectical alternative to 'I say', when a dialogue is being promulgated in the present tense.
'It's the walking ticket
'Says I' is a dated or dialectical alternative to 'I say', when a dialogue is being promulgated in the present tense.
'It's the walking ticket
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I still can't get the meaning of this dialogue, would you please explain it to me? It happens in 1876.
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General Custer told me that we were going to the Little Bighorn (see reference above).
No way was I going!
No way was I going!
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