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#2 (permalink) Thu May 10, 2007 5:50 am question about "Inversion" |
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| I'd say no. It does not look and sound right, not with "were standing". I can see "stood two segurity guards". |
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Diverhank I'm here quite often ;-)

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#3 (permalink) Thu May 10, 2007 7:40 am question about "Inversion" |
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Hi Rosalisa,
I can't really see a problem with the use of any particular tense in cases of inversion. Look at these examples:
Not only is it raining .. In no circumstances are we going to allow that ...
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#4 (permalink) Thu May 10, 2007 8:04 am question about "Inversion" |
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Hi, Alan
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| I can't really see a problem with the use of any particular tense in cases of inversion |
Does that inversion, which is being discussed in this topic, sound poetic, or is it normal if I use that inversion in my daily speech?
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Lost_Soul I'm a Communicator ;-)

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#5 (permalink) Thu May 10, 2007 8:16 am question about "Inversion" |
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Hi,
I would say it was more literary or written than 'normal' but of course with some expressions that you actually say out loud do take on an extra force when you use inversion, which is the whole point of the device. For example in the telling of a story: Hardly had I opened the door when you telephoned me and that's why I was slightly out of breath.
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#6 (permalink) Fri May 11, 2007 8:33 am Thanks |
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Hi Alan,
Thank you very much for this. :D So, the tenses with Inversion don't matter, right?
Here is another question of mine.
Here's the letters. Here are the letters.
Which one is correct? :D I'm not really sure about this but I find "Here's the letters" correct but I have no reason to prove this. _________________ If you want to change the world, be one of the change. |
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Rosalisa I'm here quite often ;-)
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#7 (permalink) Fri May 11, 2007 8:40 am word order |
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Hi,
All you have to do is change the order back and you can see the difference:
The letters are here
The letters is here
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