Non-inverted Questions
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In standard English, questions are often formed by [[Wikipedia:English grammar#Interrogative word order|inverting the order of the subject and the verb]]. A statement has the subject first ('''''I am''' here.''), but a question has the verb first (''Where '''am I'''?''). In the [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner universe]], however, this is apparently not a grammatical requirement: the characters occasionally say things along the lines of ''"Where '''I am'''?"'', which is a '''non-inverted question'''. | In standard English, questions are often formed by [[Wikipedia:English grammar#Interrogative word order|inverting the order of the subject and the verb]]. A statement has the subject first ('''''I am''' here.''), but a question has the verb first (''Where '''am I'''?''). In the [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner universe]], however, this is apparently not a grammatical requirement: the characters occasionally say things along the lines of ''"Where '''I am'''?"'', which is a '''non-inverted question'''. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
| - | *'''Debut:''' [[Where My Hat Is At?]] | + | *'''Debut:''' [[Where My Hat Is At?]] — Homestar repeatedly asks the title question. |
| - | *[[Where's The Cheat?]] | + | *[[Where's The Cheat?]] — Bubs asks "Where The Cheat is at?". |
| - | *Email [[dangeresque 3]] | + | *Email [[dangeresque 3]] — Strong Bad/Dangeresque asks "Who this is?". |
| - | *Email [[keep cool]] | + | *Email [[keep cool]] — Strong Bad asks "How hot it is right now?". |
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Deliberately Poor English]] | *[[Deliberately Poor English]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Word running gags]] | ||
Revision as of 21:20, 16 December 2006
In standard English, questions are often formed by inverting the order of the subject and the verb. A statement has the subject first (I am here.), but a question has the verb first (Where am I?). In the Homestar Runner universe, however, this is apparently not a grammatical requirement: the characters occasionally say things along the lines of "Where I am?", which is a non-inverted question.
Appearances
- Debut: Where My Hat Is At? — Homestar repeatedly asks the title question.
- Where's The Cheat? — Bubs asks "Where The Cheat is at?".
- Email dangeresque 3 — Strong Bad/Dangeresque asks "Who this is?".
- Email keep cool — Strong Bad asks "How hot it is right now?".
