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[Bengt Richter]

On 28 Nov 2002 18:46:15 GMT, bokr at oz.net (Bengt Richter) wrote:

>On Thu, 28 Nov 2002 16:06:36 +1300, Greg Ewing <see_reply_address at something.invalid> wrote:
>
>>maney at pobox.com wrote:
>>
>>> Dave Brueck <dave at pythonapocrypha.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>>proof that the language is broken in that area. We don't say, "Is Tuesday 
>>>>today?" or "Is 5 your age?", either. :)
>>> 
>>> Is it Tuesday today?
>>
>>
>>But these sound *really* odd:
>They sound odd without appropriate context, but if something is grammatically
>correct, chances are there's a use for it. E.g.,
>>
>"We have been writing the first name of a lesser-known actress on
>the blackboard every day."
>>   Is Tuesday it today?
>
>>
>"We have discussed when to meet for lunch, and I think I can now say with
>some assurance that we have finally decided on the day."
>>   Tuesday is it.
>>
Rereading that, I have to add that stress and intonation
make a lot of difference too ;-)

Regards,
Bengt Richter