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Aramahosi Posted 13 years ago
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Now?
aramahosi:
"All right, little guy. You heard the Professor. Now scurry on home. Hmm. Something bugs me about that roach"
I speculate that this usage of now is "to give a slight emphasis to a request or command" definition in Cobuild. Is this correct? Thanks in advance!
The line is quoted from 3:28 of the following cartoon
"All right, little guy. You heard the Professor. Now scurry on home. Hmm. Something bugs me about that roach"
I speculate that this usage of now is "to give a slight emphasis to a request or command" definition in Cobuild. Is this correct? Thanks in advance!
The line is quoted from 3:28 of the following cartoon
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aramahosi I speculate that this usage of now is "to give a slight emphasis to a request or command" definition in Cobuild. Is this correct? Yes.
- aramahosi I speculate that this usage of now is "to give a slight emphasis to a request or command" definition in Cobuild.
- Is this correct?
- Yes.
- That seems quite reasonable to me.
- , now.
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aramahosiI speculate that this usage of now is "to give a slight emphasis to a request or command" definition in Cobuild. Is this correct?Yes. That seems quite reasonable to me. Of course, the suggestion is that the command should be obeyed immediately, i.e., now.
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