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MrPernickety Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Use of "damn"

Hi,

Can I use "damn" to emphasize some statement? For example, let's assume that I know for a fact that someone is astute, and I want to stress that fact, would this sentence work?

Damn is he astute

Thanks !
  

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" (I'd probably use a comma). The emphatic use should not be confused with the use of "****" to express annoyance: "****! " In speech the two meanings can usually be distinguished by intonation.

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  • " (I'd probably use a comma).
  • The emphatic use should not be confused with the use of "****" to express annoyance: "****!
  • " In speech the two meanings can usually be distinguished by intonation.
  • You can also say "He's damned astute".
  • This specifically emphasises "astute", but in effect the meaning is pretty similar to the earlier sentences.
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Yes, you can do that: "****, he's astute!" or "****, is he astute!" (I'd probably use a comma). The emphatic use should not be confused with the use of "****" to express annoyance: "****! He's astute." In speech the two meanings can usually be distinguished by intonation.

You can also say "He's damned astute". This specifically emphasises "astute", but in effect the meaning is pretty sim
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