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river1974
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 Posted: Fri May 20, 2005 9:07 pm Post subject: queen |
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Dear teachers:
You're supposed to be queen for the day.
a) Do you use "queen" as an adjective often in everyday speech?
b) "for the day" means "today"?
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Bob S.
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| Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 6:59 am Post subject: Re: queen |
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| river1974 wrote: |
You're supposed to be queen for the day.
a) Do you use "queen" as an adjective often in everyday speech? |
No. Queen is a noun. In the case above, it is used as a predicate nominative (an noun object following a verb of being used to modify the subject "You").
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| b) "for the day" means "today"? |
Yes, and today only. |
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missdaredevil
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| Posted: Sat May 28, 2005 6:27 am Post subject: Re: queen |
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| river1974 wrote: |
Dear teachers:
You're supposed to be queen for the day.
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What's the meaning of * queen* here, as the one that pops out in dicitionary?
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bud
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| Posted: Sat May 28, 2005 11:51 am Post subject: |
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It's more like, "You are the very special lady for today."
Forty or so years ago in the U.S., there was an awful game show called "Queen for the Day." Three different women competed every day, telling the horrible stories of their lives. At the end of the show, the one with the most pitiful story was chosen as the queen for the day. She'd be given a dozen roses, and prizes such as refridgerators and washing machines. Believe it or not, it was a very popular show. |
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river1974
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| Posted: Sat May 28, 2005 8:20 pm Post subject: |
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I read it in an article about Mother's Day. Surely, Mother should be queen for that day.  |
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bud
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| Posted: Sun May 29, 2005 10:03 am Post subject: |
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| Absolutely! |
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