Non-inverted Questions
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*[[Where's The Cheat?]] — [[Bubs]] asks "Where The Cheat is at?". | *[[Where's The Cheat?]] — [[Bubs]] asks "Where The Cheat is at?". | ||
*Email [[dangeresque 3]] — [[Strong Bad]] as [[Dangeresque]] asks "Who this is?". | *Email [[dangeresque 3]] — [[Strong Bad]] as [[Dangeresque]] asks "Who this is?". | ||
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*Email [[keep cool]] — Strong Bad asks "How hot it is right now?". | *Email [[keep cool]] — Strong Bad asks "How hot it is right now?". | ||
Revision as of 03:38, 4 January 2007
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 as Dangeresque asks "Who this is?".
- Email keep cool — Strong Bad asks "How hot it is right now?".
