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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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what does "do" mean in this context?

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00I'm sorry what happened in USA.02br
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00Anyway we have to correct some problem and proceed.02br
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00I'm curious "do" in the meaning "And I try, oh my god do I try." in the song from 4 non blonds.02br
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00Is this hyperbation?02br
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02br 00Or it could be to show emphasis that the singer really really tries. But in that case "do" has to be after "I". "I do try".

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  • 02br 00Or it could be to show emphasis that the singer really really tries.
  • But in that case "do" has to be after "I".
  • "I do try".
  • But it's a song.
  • Grammar rules do not apply to songs :-)0-
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10Hello guys~~~12br
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10I'm sorry what happened in USA.12br
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10Anyway we have to correct some problem and proceed.12br
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10I'm curious "do" in the meaning "And I try, oh my *** do I try." in the song from 4 non blonds.12br
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0 Hello, I'm new to this forum. Even though I am a native english speaker I had to look up 01i00hyperbaton. 02i00Do in this context is pretty much just used as emphasis.02br
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00"I try" doesn't really catch your attention. When you repeat it as "I do try" you are putting emphasis on the fact that you ARE trying because the only reason you would sa
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0 Thank you guys~02br
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00Your specific explanation leads me to good student.02br
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00Thank you again0-
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0 my *** 01b00do I02b00 try02br
00 my *** 01b00I do02b00 try02br
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00 The do is an intensifier: I am 01b00indeed 02b00trying very hard02br
00 The inversion is a bit poetical, also an intensifier. 0-
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0"my *** do I try" would be a prime example of an anastrophe 050010id1
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01cite10NewPhilologist12cite10"my *** do I try" would be a prime example of an anastrophe 15012br
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10Is it grammatically correct? Is is good OK to use in formal writing?010id1
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0 It's correct. Mostly used in song lyrics, poetry. It's close to an exclamation, thus probably to be avoided in formal writing. 0-
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01cite10Marius Hancu12cite10It's correct. Mostly used in song lyrics, poetry. It's close to an exclamation, thus probably to be avoided in formal writing. 12br
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10Ok. But what about 01b00anastrophe02b00? 0-
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1i00You're asking if I know that song? Do I ever! I had it sung at my wedding! 02i00That particular type of inversion is pretty common. It seems to come along with its own built-in exclamation mark.02br
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00Yes, although I had never heard the words anastrophe or hyperbation before, it seems to be both.02br
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00I'm not sure how well
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