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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Sentence question

Can you use the "take take take" the following way:

All they did was take take take.
  

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I'd put commas in there. It emphasizes the extent of the taking. When we go visit my in-laws, all we do is eat, eat, eat.

  • I'd put commas in there.
  • It emphasizes the extent of the taking.
  • When we go visit my in-laws, all we do is eat, eat, eat.
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I'd put commas in there.

It emphasizes the extent of the taking.

When we go visit my in-laws, all we do is eat, eat, eat.
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I've often heard word repetition like this being used for emotional emphasis.
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