April 2, 2022
A question about grammar
Today I read Harry Potter and there was an expression "Moaning Myrtle was crying noisily in her cubicle, but they were ignoring her, and she them."
Maybe "she them" is an abbreviation here? And when can I use this kind of expression? I wrote down these sentences in this structure and please correct me!
I was correcting her and she me.
I sent messages to him and he me.
I always share my study methods to my roommate and she me.
Alright, I realise something serious. Why not use "each other" in these sentence? Are they different ?
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A question about grammar
Today I was reading Harry Potter and there was an expression "Moaning Myrtle was crying noisily in her cubicle, but they were ignoring her, and she them. Today I was reading Harry Potter and there was an expression "Moaning Myrtle was crying noisily in her cubicle, but they were ignoring her, and she them.
Maybe "she them" is an abbreviation here?
And when can I use this kind of expression?
I wrote down these sentences in this structure and, so please correct me!
I wrote down these sentences in this structure, so please correct me!
Or: I wrote down these sentence in this structure. Please correct me!
I was correcting her, and she me. I was correcting her, and she me.
I sent messages to him, and he to me. I sent messages to him, and he to me.
I think it sounds more natural to keep the preposition
I always share my study methods towith my roommate, and she with me.
I always share my study methods with my roommate, and she with me.
Alright, I realise something serious.
Why not use "each other" in these sentence?
Are they different ?
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This is a type of ellipsis called 'gapping' or 'stripping':
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gapping
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stripping_(linguistics)
I would say it is definitely more common to British and literary styles of English (Harry Potter is both British and literary, so...). It makes the writing more elegant and concise by omitting unnecessary or easily implied details, and it can also draw attention to the elements of the clause that remain behind. In your example, "they were ignoring her, and she (was ignoring) them.", the implied/deleted portion is in parentheses. The parts that remain are more salient to the reader/listener, the fact that SHE is also doing something to THEM.
April 3, 2022
Thanks so much for your correction and detailed explanation! I will put it in my notes and keep it in mind. That's really helpful!
April 3, 2022
I sent messages to him, and he to me.
I think it sounds more natural to keep the preposition
Keep the preposition! No wonder those two sentences sounded strange to me. Thank you one more time!
Today I read Harry Potter and there was an expression "Moaning Myrtle was crying noisily in her cubicle, but they were ignoring her, and she them. Today I read Harry Potter and there was an expression "Moaning Myrtle was crying noisily in her cubicle, but they were ignoring her, and she them.
"and she (was ignoring) them"
it's more literary
April 3, 2022
Thank you!
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Today I read Harry Potter and there was an expression "Moaning Myrtle was crying noisily in her cubicle, but they were ignoring her, and she them. Today I read Harry Potter and there was an expression "Moaning Myrtle was crying noisily in her cubicle, but they were ignoring her, and she them. Today I read Harry Potter and there was an expression "Moaning Myrtle was crying noisily in her cubicle, but they were ignoring her, and she them. "and she (was ignoring) them" it's more literary Today I was reading Harry Potter and there was an expression "Moaning Myrtle was crying noisily in her cubicle, but they were ignoring her, and she them. Today I was reading Harry Potter and there was an expression "Moaning Myrtle was crying noisily in her cubicle, but they were ignoring her, and she them. |
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Maybe "she them" is an abbreviation here? This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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And when can I use this kind of expression? This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I wrote down these sentence in this structure and please correct me! |
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I was correcting her and she me. I was correcting her, and she me. I was correcting her, and she me. |
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I sent messages to him and he me. I sent messages to him, and he to me. I sent messages to him, and he to me. I think it sounds more natural to keep the preposition |
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I always share my study methods to my roommate and she me.
I always share my study methods |
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Alright, I realise something serious. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Why not use "each other" in these sentence? This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Are they different ? This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I wrote down these sentences in this structure and please correct me!
I wrote down these sentences in this structure Or: I wrote down these sentence in this structure. Please correct me! |
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