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Contraposition Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

protect or defend?

God, protect/defend/save us from/against that/the blaze!
  

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Hi, ***, protect/defend/save us from/against that/the blaze! With a comma after '***', you are addressing *** directly. eg ***, save the Queen.

— Clive

  • Hi, ***, protect/defend/save us from/against that/the blaze!
  • With a comma after '***', you are addressing *** directly.
  • eg ***, save the Queen.
  • We don't commonly speak this way.
  • The usual form is without a comma, eg *** save the Queen.
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Hi,

***, protect/defend/save us from/against that/the blaze!

With a comma after '***', you are addressing *** directly.
eg ***, save the Queen.
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Both 'that' and 'the ' are possible, with different meanings.
? How are the meanings different?
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Hi.

'That' is a demonstrative.

Here's the basic idea.
eg Did you read that book? Sounds like you are probably pointing to it.
eg Did you read the book? A reference to some book that you t
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