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Jack112 Posted 20 years ago
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Do #1 and #2 mean the same except #1 has more emphasis?
1. I am never ever going to do paintball ever again.
2. I am never ever going to do paintball again.
Scenario: This is my MSN Messenger sign-in name: Never ever do paintball again.
If I were to use one of these for my MSN Messenger sign-in name, would any one of these be correct?
3. Jack - Never ever do paintball again. (What does this one mean compared to #4?)
4. Jack - I am never ever going to do paintball again.
If #3 is not correct, is it because the construction of the sentence is used for commanding people? eg. :
5. Hey Paul! Never ever do that again! (But I have seen people use it for their sign-in names, so is it still wrong? )
Thanks.
1. I am never ever going to do paintball ever again.
2. I am never ever going to do paintball again.
Scenario: This is my MSN Messenger sign-in name: Never ever do paintball again.
If I were to use one of these for my MSN Messenger sign-in name, would any one of these be correct?
3. Jack - Never ever do paintball again. (What does this one mean compared to #4?)
4. Jack - I am never ever going to do paintball again.
If #3 is not correct, is it because the construction of the sentence is used for commanding people? eg. :
5. Hey Paul! Never ever do that again! (But I have seen people use it for their sign-in names, so is it still wrong? )
Thanks.
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Re #1 and #2-- Yes, increased emphasis... and overkill, as far as I'm concerned. Re #3 and #4-- As you have written them, I really don't understand the semantic connection between 'Jack' and the rest of the phrase, but as sign-ins, both (and any) would be 'correct'-- there is no known grammar assigned to such things.
- Re #1 and #2-- Yes, increased emphasis...
- and overkill, as far as I'm concerned.
- Re #3 and #4-- As you have written them, I really don't understand the semantic connection between 'Jack' and the rest of the phrase, but as sign-ins, both (and any) would be 'correct'-- there is no known grammar assigned to such things.
- Yes, #3 and #5 are both imperatives...
- but you already knew that.
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Re #1 and #2-- Yes, increased emphasis... and overkill, as far as I'm concerned.
Re #3 and #4-- As you have written them, I really don't understand the semantic connection between 'Jack' and the rest of the phrase, but as sign-ins, both (and any) would be 'correct'-- there is no known grammar assigned to such things.
Yes, #3 and #5 are both imperatives... but you already knew tha
Re #3 and #4-- As you have written them, I really don't understand the semantic connection between 'Jack' and the rest of the phrase, but as sign-ins, both (and any) would be 'correct'-- there is no known grammar assigned to such things.
Yes, #3 and #5 are both imperatives... but you already knew tha
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