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Nikitus Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

What the hell? Wasn‘t Sam? It was… Tom?

Hello

Are the following questions grammatically correct?

What the hell? Wasn‘t Pete? It was… Jeff?

Thanks!
  

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These are conversational sentences, so they are probably correct. " isn't grammatically a complete sentence. It is often unfinished,though, because everyone knows what the rest of it would be.

— Englishmaven

  • These are conversational sentences, so they are probably correct.
  • " isn't grammatically a complete sentence.
  • It is often unfinished,though, because everyone knows what the rest of it would be.
  • I come home to find my dog sitting in front of the open refrigerator.
  • " but I mean "What the **** is the dog doing in front of the open refrigerator?
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These are conversational sentences, so they are probably correct.

"What the ****?" isn't grammatically a complete sentence. It is often unfinished,though, because everyone knows what the rest of it would be.

I come home to find my dog sitting in front of the open refrigerator. I say, "What the ****?" but I mean "What the **** is the dog doing in front of the open refrigerator?
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Dear Englishmaven

First of all, thanks for your answer.

What the ****? Wasn‘t Pete? It was… Jeff?

It is related with the person who is saying the dialogue is surprised that the uploader of a video (for example to youtube) it was Jeff and not Pete.

Thanks!
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NikitusWasn‘t Pete?
No.

Wasn't it Pete?
It wasn't Pete?
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