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 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 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'''. | ||
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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?"
- Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 10.2 — Homestar asks Strong Bad "Okay, what I'm supposed to do now?"
- Email dangeresque 3 — Strong Bad as Dangeresque asks "Who this is?"
- Email alternate universe — Vector Strong Bad asks "WHAT IT IS MY DOGE?"
- Email keep cool — Strong Bad asks "How hot it is right now?"
