Why isn't IT spiderman?
Hi! everyone.
Could you tell me the grammatical function of "it" here? What is "it"(in bold) refering to?
Source : Friends
Phoebe: Hey! Why isn’t it Spiderman? Y’know like Goldman, Silverman...
Chandler:‘Cause it’s-it’s not his last name.
Phoebe: It isn’t?
Chandler: No, it’s not like, like Phil Spiderman. He’s a spider, man. Y'know like ah, like Goldman is a last name, but there’s no Gold Man.
Should she not have said, "why isn't there spiderman?"?
Top answer
"? No. they were talking about a name, not the plausible existence of the character.
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- No.
- they were talking about a name, not the plausible existence of the character.
- Chandler:‘ The name is Arachno-guy.
- ) Phoebe: Hey!
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silak12Should she not have said, "why isn't there spiderman?"?
No. they were talking about a name, not the plausible existence of the character.
Chandler:‘ The name is Arachno-guy. ("It" in the next line needs a reference to some inanimate object.)
Phoebe: Hey! Why isn’t it (the name) Spiderman? Y’know like Goldman, Silverman...
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