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"I still am that kid"

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00“To a lot of people, I still am that kid,” he acknowledges.02br
00Very unusual order to me. Is it correct to use 01i01b00am02b02i00 at such position?02br
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0 Yes. The position of 01i 00am02i 00 is fine. The word 01i 00am02i 00 would probably be stressed as the sentence is spoken.

— CalifJim

  • 0 Yes.
  • The position of 01i 00am02i 00 is fine.
  • The word 01i 00am02i 00 would probably be stressed as the sentence is spoken.
  • 02i 02br 01i 00Yes, I 01u 00do02u 00 believe you.
  • 02i 00 (emphatic 01i 00do02i 00)02br 02br 00 There is no emphatic form of 01i 00to be02i 00 with do; that is, we can't say 01i 00*I 01u 00do02u 00 still be that kid02i 00.
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0 Yes. The position of 01i00am02i00 is fine. The word 01i00am02i00 would probably be stressed as the sentence is spoken. This is perhaps somewhat unusual, but it is correct.02br
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01i00I still AM that kid.02i02br
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00 This is the analog to the emphatic forms with 01i00do02
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0 That explains it. Thanks again!0-
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