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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

You know that old U2 CD gathering dust ...?

1b00You know that old U2 CD gathering dust on your shelf?02b00 You haven't listened to it in ages, so it's time to recycle it!02br
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0 I think it's OK in informal, spoken language and similar to01i01b00 02b00"01b00You know Mary?02b00 She's having a baby next month.02i00" 0-
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0Tanit gives a very good example here. I don't see why "You know something" is incomplete. It has a subject, verb and object. To me, it's a texbook example.0-
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0You see the dog. - This is a simple, declarative sentence.02br
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00Do you see the dog? - This is a simple question.02br
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00See the dog? - This is a casual way to ask the question.02br
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00You know Mary? - this is a causl way to say "Hey, remember Mary? You know here, don't you?"0-
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