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someday
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 Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 7:13 pm Post subject: Mistake in a textbook? |
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| I was Hoo-lee-tah only to Mami and Papi and uncles and aunts who came over to eat sancocho on sunday afternoon--old world folk whom I would just as soon go back to where they came from and leave me to pursue whatever mischief I wanted to in America. JUDY ALCATRAZ: the name on the wanted poster would read. Who would ever trace her to me? |
I don't quite get what the underlined sentence means.
I looks like the complete subject is old world folk I would go...back to. But I don't know what to do with just as soon. Just as soon as what? Where is the main verb? If there is no I, then the sentence makes sens as the verb would be 'would.' So I assume that "I" is inserted mistakenly. But then "whom" should be "who," since it should be a subject relative pronoun. So my assumption can't be right. Could anyone explain the structure and meaning clearly? I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks a million in advance. |
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pugachevV
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| Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 11:56 am Post subject: |
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| People from the old country who I wish would go back there and leave me alone to commit such mischief as I liked in America. |
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