Comment on can you say “what it means?” as proper english?

• schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  The technical term you’re looking for is this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do-support

  English is somewhat weird in how to form questions and negations, most other languages don’t do this kind of thing.

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  • PP_BOY_@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Wish I knew more about language mechanics like this. Always fascinates me

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    • schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      My first language is German and this was one of the first lessons we ever got in English: how to form questions and that you need to use the verb “do” to do that.

      And then we later had to learn the exceptions like “be” and “can” because “do you be stupid?” and “do you can swim?” are definitely not valid English.

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      • oo1@lemmings.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        ‘Do’ do be doo-doo. /jk (and not ‘proper’ grammar for anyone still trying to figure it out.)

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    • knightly@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Likewise!

      Are you familiar with the best kep secret in English, Adjective Ordering?

      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adjective#Order

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