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For one in the few times in my life, your question has caught me completely
off-guard. I think immediately of Hamlet, Plonius says to Orphelia, "Come
go with me." He asked her to come go with him. I do not trust Shakespeare
as a guide to English usage; every time someone does, I shriek, "That was
the most unkindest cut of all."
Nonetheless, the imperative (w/wo object) plus infinitive is alive and well
in modern English: all full sentences beginning with 'Let's.' The indirect
discourse for all second person 'imperative plus infinitive' sentences will
contain 'infinitive plus infinitive.' No?
N. Scott Catledge, PhD/STD
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Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2009 01:19:25 +0000
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I have a question.
In sentences like "Let's go do something" or "Fran wanted to come sing with=
us" is there a name for using the infinitives "go/come" like that before a=
nother infinitive? I want to tell my learners that it's OK to say this eve=
n if their grammars might tell them it's wrong. Is this form something old=
-timey grammarians would have rejected or has it always been acceptable? I=
can't find anything in any grammar book I have about this usage=2C so if y=
ou can help=2C I'd be grateful. I always like to let learners know if ther=
e is a possible discrepancy between acceptable conversational English and t=
heir TOEIC=2C TOEFL or even worse=2C those company English tests they need =
to take for promotions.=20
Thanks=2C
Brett
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Hi=2C<BR>
I have a question.<BR>
In sentences like "Let's go do something" or "Fran wanted to come sing with=
us" is there a name for using the infinitives "go/come" like that before a=
nother infinitive? =3B I want to tell my learners that it's OK to say t=
his even if their grammars might tell them it's wrong. =3B Is this form=
something old-timey grammarians would have rejected or has it always been =
acceptable? =3B I can't find anything in any grammar book I have about =
this usage=2C so if you can help=2C I'd be grateful. =3B I always like =
to let learners know if there is a possible discrepancy between acceptable =
conversational English and their TOEIC=2C TOEFL or even worse=2C those comp=
any English tests they need to take for promotions. <BR>
Thanks=2C<BR>
Brett<BR><br /><hr />Stay in the loop and chat with friends=2C right from y=
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