Strange imperative
Eh, don't any of you three worry none, I'm just fine and dandy.
The structure of the red imperative sentence seems to be "Do not+S+V+O" and is quite unusual. What I always come across is "Do not V+O" like "Do not open the door." Is that usage a commonplace to say in conversation? Thanks in advance!
The sentence is quoted from http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/Transcripts/Applebuck_Season
Top answer
The words in red are okay. This is country-type speech heard in rural areas of the US, or even in urban areas, for effect, if the speaker wants to sound very informal and folksy.
- The words in red are okay.
- This is country-type speech heard in rural areas of the US, or even in urban areas, for effect, if the speaker wants to sound very informal and folksy.
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The words in red are okay. This is country-type speech heard in rural areas of the US, or even in urban areas, for effect, if the speaker wants to sound very informal and folksy.
0PonyFanThe structure of the red imperative sentence seems to be "Do not+S+V+O" and is quite unusual.
Actually it is quite normal to use a subject in an imperative when it's an indefinite pronoun or the equivalent.
The dam is about to break! Everybody run for it!
This is the police! [Don't anyone move! / Nobody move!]
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