oh this is a(n) hilarious and wonderful romp! And même and même ... never even identified that! just took it for granted....Oooh that is deep, seriously. Illustrates the substrata 'cloth' in French and Black English that is stripped away in 'white' English. Sorry for my negative judgment. (not really)
I’m confused by the reference to the friend’s friend who said “Quiero irme.” Irse is a reflexive verb in standard Spanish, meaning “to leave.” So by making “ir” reflexive, she was simply saying “I want to leave” rather than “I want to go” (Quiero ir).
Some verbs are dual, can be directed inward or outward. I will cut hair of my spouse, I will cut my hair. I will have myself a Merry Xmas, I will have Merry Xmas for my sick aunt. So respectfully not sure self/my is optional and archaic?? Some verbs are Assumed to be inward, I hid, I brushed, but this is based on actual verb usage -- so people mostly hide themselves but not all verbs have a tendency. Hmm. I cut , would seem incomplete since rarely cut self. I tricked, also incomplete.... I bathed is presumed inward... but at a dog groomer saying I bathed would seem outward and people would ask which dog ... #2. Is it true Shakespeare early plays had no plain -ing gerunds, a few a-building a-looking a-feared , but later he accepted passive verbal -ing , I am building my house... ???????
I love Oscar Wilde's reflection on reflexiveness:
"Be yourself! Everybody else is already taken."
“Elf” is enjoyable even to those who are not Will Ferrell enthusiasts. Give it a try
oh this is a(n) hilarious and wonderful romp! And même and même ... never even identified that! just took it for granted....Oooh that is deep, seriously. Illustrates the substrata 'cloth' in French and Black English that is stripped away in 'white' English. Sorry for my negative judgment. (not really)
I’m confused by the reference to the friend’s friend who said “Quiero irme.” Irse is a reflexive verb in standard Spanish, meaning “to leave.” So by making “ir” reflexive, she was simply saying “I want to leave” rather than “I want to go” (Quiero ir).
Some verbs are dual, can be directed inward or outward. I will cut hair of my spouse, I will cut my hair. I will have myself a Merry Xmas, I will have Merry Xmas for my sick aunt. So respectfully not sure self/my is optional and archaic?? Some verbs are Assumed to be inward, I hid, I brushed, but this is based on actual verb usage -- so people mostly hide themselves but not all verbs have a tendency. Hmm. I cut , would seem incomplete since rarely cut self. I tricked, also incomplete.... I bathed is presumed inward... but at a dog groomer saying I bathed would seem outward and people would ask which dog ... #2. Is it true Shakespeare early plays had no plain -ing gerunds, a few a-building a-looking a-feared , but later he accepted passive verbal -ing , I am building my house... ???????
is "your damn self" the precusor to (and I'm betraying my age as a 70's kid) "get down with your bad self" ?