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Zwqing Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Usage of do
Hi. I have a question.
EG : 1. We have a number of similarities.
2. We do have a number of similarities.
Are both the sentences correct? If so, what does the usage of 'do' emphasize on? Does it give a different meaning to the sentence? How is it properly used? Thanks in advance!
EG : 1. We have a number of similarities.
2. We do have a number of similarities.
Are both the sentences correct? If so, what does the usage of 'do' emphasize on? Does it give a different meaning to the sentence? How is it properly used? Thanks in advance!
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Hi, I have a question. EG : 1. We have a number of similarities.
- Hi, I have a question.
- EG : 1.
- We have a number of similarities.
- 2.
- We do have a number of similarities.
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Hi,
I have a question.
EG : 1. We have a number of similarities.
2. We do have a number of similarities.
Are both the sentences correct? Yes.
If so, what does the usage of 'do' emphasize on? It empha
I have a question.
EG : 1. We have a number of similarities.
2. We do have a number of similarities.
Are both the sentences correct? Yes.
If so, what does the usage of 'do' emphasize on? It empha
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One of the uses of the emphatic form is to oppose a contradictory remark.
-- We do not have a number of similariities.
-- Yes, we do. We do have a number of similarities.
CJ
-- We do not have a number of similariities.
-- Yes, we do. We do have a number of similarities.
CJ
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CalifJimOne of the uses of the emphatic form is to oppose a contradictory remark.Hi CJ,
-- We do not have a number of similariities.
-- Yes, we do. We do have a number of similarities.
CJ
Yes, we do. We really have a number of similarities.
Is 'really' appropriate in the sentence?
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Is 'really' appropriate in the sentence? Does it express the same idea as DO here?Yes. In fact, both are frequently used together. Stress do when you say it.
We really do have a number of similarities.
CJ
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Hi CJ,
Thank you for your answer.
We really do have a number of similarities.
Do 'really do have', 'really have' and 'do have' all mean the same?
Thanks
Thank you for your answer.
We really do have a number of similarities.
Do 'really do have', 'really have' and 'do have' all mean the same?
Thanks
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all mean the same?Yes, at least approximately, and the ones with do sound the most insistent to us native speakers. really, by itself, is not typically used to contradict a remark (as illustrated above).
For example,
-- You always pronounce "Wednesday" wrong.
-- I do not.
-- Do too.
-- Do not.
-- Do too.
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Hi CJ,
Thank you for your answer. Could you tell me what 'too' means in 'Do too' here? And do you mean 'do' and 'really' are the same thing when emphasizing the main verb but sometimes different in usage?
Thank you
Thank you for your answer. Could you tell me what 'too' means in 'Do too' here? And do you mean 'do' and 'really' are the same thing when emphasizing the main verb but sometimes different in usage?
Thank you
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too means so in "Do too".
Do too = Do so.
Now you want to know what so means in "Do so", of course.
The problem is that these words do not have any meaning the way car or brother have meaning.
They take their meaning from the combinations they form with other words.
They take their meaning as a combination from the wa
Do too = Do so.
Now you want to know what so means in "Do so", of course.
The problem is that these words do not have any meaning the way car or brother have meaning.
They take their meaning from the combinations they form with other words.
They take their meaning as a combination from the wa
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