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"Say you saw me not!" common? Thu Jan 31, 2008 21:18 pm  "Say you saw me not!" common?
 

hello all native English speakers,

"Say you saw me not!"

Is that common in English?

Thanks a million,
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"Say you saw me not!" common? Fri Feb 01, 2008 7:22 am  "Say you saw me not!" common?
 

No, that is definitely not common in English.

Did you hear someone say it?
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"Say you saw me not!" common? Fri Feb 01, 2008 10:51 am  "Say you saw me not!" common?
 

Hi,

This sort of construction is more appropriate in 17th century English. Sometimes it is used for dramatic/special effect as: I think not in place of I don't think so.

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"Say you saw me not!" common? Fri Feb 01, 2008 11:48 am  "Say you saw me not!" common?
 

Hi Yankee and Alan,

Yankee I came across that sentence/saying (whatever it is) on an web page.

I do appreciate your help.

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"Say you saw me not!" common? Fri Feb 01, 2008 14:36 pm  "Say you saw me not!" common?
 

Alan wrote:
Hi,

This sort of construction is more appropriate in 17th century English. Sometimes it is used for dramatic/special effect as: I think not in place of I don't think so.

Alan
"I think not" is a common expression. However, M1mohammad's sentence is not a common format, and if he used such a sentence, a native English speaker would probably assume that he needs to do some serious work on his grammar.
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"Say you saw me not!" common? Sat Feb 02, 2008 13:34 pm  "Say you saw me not!" common?
 

Or possibly that he was, as I said, from the 17th century.

Think you not?

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"Say you saw me not!" common? Sat Feb 02, 2008 14:12 pm  "Say you saw me not!" common?
 

Or a German translating from his native language into English.
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"Say you saw me not!" common? Sat Feb 02, 2008 15:08 pm  "Say you saw me not!" common?
 

Alan wrote:
Think you not?
I think not in this case.
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