Artistic writing does not always conform to correct grammar rules, and commonly we see things that are not necessarily correct or used in our daily lives.
For example, let's analyze the song UN-BREAK MY HEART, lyrics and music by Diane Warren, and sung with a great success by Tony Braxton. Don't leave me in all this pain Don't leave me out in the rain Come back and bring back my smile Come and take these tears away I need your arms to hold me now The nights are so unkind Bring back those nights when I held you besides me. Un-break my heart Say you'll love me again Undo this hurt you caused When you walked out the door And walked outta my life Un-cry these tears I cried so many nights Un-break my heart My heart. Take back that sad word good-bye Bring back the joy with these tears Come and kiss this pain away I can't forget the day you left Time is so unkind And life is so cruel without you here beside me Un-break my heart Say you'll love me again Undo this hurt you caused When you walked out the door And walked outta my life Un-cry these tears I cried so many nights Un-break my heart My heart. Don't leave in all this pain Don't leave me out in the rain Bring back the nights when I held you beside me Un-break my heart Say you'll love me again Undo this hurt you caused When you walked out the door And walked outta my life Un-cry these tears I cried so many, many nights Un-break my Un-break my heart Come back, and say you love me Un-break my heart Sweet darling Without you I just can't go on Cant' go on. Very well, if you read it carefully you will have noticed a few grammar liberties, and the use of PREFIX. What is a prefix? It is a group of letters or a single letter added at the beginning of a word in order to make a new word, such as, circular, semi-circular; happy, unhappy. In this particular song, the prefix most used in 'UN'. A prefix meaning 'not,' freely used as an English formative giving negative or opposite force in adjectives and their derivative adverbs and nouns (unfair, unfairly), and less freely used in certain other nouns (unrest, unemployment). Prefixes: the most common are: a, anti, auto, bi, co, counter, de, dis, eco, ex, extra, hyper, il, in, ir, inter, kilo, mal, mega, micro, mid, milli, mini, mis, mono, multi, neo, non, out, over, part, poly, post, pre, pro, pseudo, re, semi, sub, super, tri, ultra, un, under. So, how many words with prefix can you find in this particular song? Can you define them? What about the word OUTTA found in this song? What is its meaning? Is it correct? -- My new videos on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2TwYYCgUb8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONxCgc0tXQU --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "English Learner's Cafe" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/english_learners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
