| When I say "it is dark outside", what am I referring to by "it"? |
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| The lighting. |
Smile_Absently said: The lighting. So by switching it with that we get: "The lighting is dark outside" Is that correct? Can light be dark? Light can be dim, but to say it is dark is to say what it is not. |
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| the subject..? |
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| the darkness |
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pseudoenigma said: the subject..? Which would be? |
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| The view |
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Soren333 said: listen here u little shit XDpseudoenigma said: the subject..? Which would be? |
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| thanks google It's called the dummy or impersonal pronoun. Impersonal pronouns occur in a number of places; the use in this case is often called the "weather it". That kind of "it" actually refers to all kinds of states of affairs, e.g. "It's five o'clock.". It's akin to the "there" in sentences like "There are many ways to do it." Similar constructions are used in many other languages. In Spanish, the dummy pronoun is omitted, but the third-person conjugation is used: "Llueve", literally "[It] rains". French doesn't permit the pronoun to be dropped, but instead substitutes an impersonal "Il fait beau", literally "It makes beautiful". (As in English, the third person male pronoun is often used for the generic or non-gendered case.) /thread |
Astros477 said: The view The view is dark outside. But what is the view? pseudoenigma said: Soren333 said: listen here u little shit XDWhich would be? I'm listening. |
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Soren333 said: Smile_Absently said: The lighting. So by switching it with that we get: "The lighting is dark outside" Is that correct? Can light be dark? Light can be dim, but to say it is dark is to say what it is not. Shhhhhh. |
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| I've been here way too long... |
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Soren333 said: 2deep4meAstros477 said: The view The view is dark outside. But what is the view? |
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| AAARGH, DON'T SAY IT! |
| The sky, it's night. Go to sleep now. |
| Aliis si licet, tibi non licet. |
| where? |
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| The days are short. |
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Soren333 said: Astros477 said: The view The view is dark outside. But what is the view? View: The ability to see something or to be seen from a particular place. The refers to - (with a unit of time) the present; the current. So the present/current ability to see something from a particular place is dark. Outside being the topic of viewing. As on the other side of the planet "it" would be light outside. |
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| I just lost the few brain cells I was trying to keep from this thread. |
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| This thread is too serious im outta here. |
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Norse said: moe is outta here How can moe be outta here if moe is everywhere? |
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| I...I don't know ;-; |
ReciprocityDec 8, 2014 5:16 PM
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| When you're referring to 'it' when you say it's dark outside, aren't you just referring to the atmosphere and how it's dark? |
| everything beyond the walls of the compound, which i as a colonist have never ventured past |
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