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Geoyo Posted 13 years ago
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Wrote another?
I read the following on a web site:
One reviewer said: [opinion 1] Wrote another: [opinion 2]
Doesn't it have to be "another wrote" instead of "wrote another"? Is this correct english? And if yes, why would you say it that way?
One reviewer said: [opinion 1] Wrote another: [opinion 2]
Doesn't it have to be "another wrote" instead of "wrote another"? Is this correct english? And if yes, why would you say it that way?
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One reviewer said: [opinion 1] Wrote another: [opinion 2] Doesn't it have to be "another wrote" instead of "wrote another"? Is this correct E nglish? Yes.
- One reviewer said: [opinion 1] Wrote another: [opinion 2] Doesn't it have to be "another wrote" instead of "wrote another"?
- Is this correct E nglish?
- Yes.
- And if yes, why would you say it that way?
- Today this kind of inversion is not part of everyday English.
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One reviewer said: [opinion 1] Wrote another: [opinion 2]
Doesn't it have to be "another wrote" instead of "wrote another"? Is this correct English? Yes.
And if yes, why would you say it that way? Today this kind of inversion is not part of everyday English. Perhaps the writer wan
Doesn't it have to be "another wrote" instead of "wrote another"? Is this correct English? Yes.
And if yes, why would you say it that way? Today this kind of inversion is not part of everyday English. Perhaps the writer wan
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Does that mean it's an old-fashioned way of saying it, and it was more common some time ago?
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geoyoDoesn't it have to be "another wrote" instead of "wrote another"?No. It's a stylistic device. It's used to vary the sentence structures. It's analogous to the more common "Said another" or "Said he".
In written dialog, as in a novel, it is quite common to use this kind of inversion.
"Let's get tickets for the new play," said Mary.
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CalifJim: All of your examples sound correct for me, and they're really common - except for the last one. It depends on the word order.
"What day?" asked Bill. - this sounds perfectly OK
Said Bill, "I have to work Friday night." this sounds very strange... I never saw that
I still don't understand why you would want to do that.
"What day?" asked Bill. - this sounds perfectly OK
Said Bill, "I have to work Friday night." this sounds very strange... I never saw that
I still don't understand why you would want to do that.
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geoyoSaid Bill, "I have to work Friday night." this sounds very strange... I've neverIt is strange, but you'll find it once in a blue moon.sawseen that.
geoyoI still don't understand why you would want to do that.Just to break the monotony
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