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John
On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 21:36:52 +0000, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Yes, that's the way the word "damn" is generally used. But any active verb that stands alone takes an understood "you" as the subject.
Surely it's short for "May God damn you". The understood "you" is the object, whilst the good Lord is the subject.
John
On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 10:33:39 -0400, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Bob wins. "Nonsense" isn't an English sentence. However, "Damn" is a > complete sentence if the word "da,m" is used as a verb and the doer of > the action is an understood "you." > On Apr 16, 2005, at 10:08 AM, Bob W wrote: > >> Hi, >> >>>>> It's pretty hard to parse a one word sentence. >>>> >>>> Nonsense! >> >>> At least you give more than one syllable to work with. >> >> Damn. >> >> -- Cheers, >> Bob >> > > > > >
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