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PORTUGUESE LINGUISTICS & CULTURE |
Autor: | Márcio Farias |
E-mail: | marcio_osorio@oi.com.br |
Data: | 16/JUN/2007 11:57 PM |
Assunto: | Por que ele fez isso? |
Mensagem: |
How about "Why did he do it?"? As the detective happens upon the dead victim's body, he exclaims, "Who has done it?" As everybody else would question it--with an "it", not with a "that" or "this". "Why did the killer do it?"--Not "Why did ... that?" or "... this?" Dale, CR or whoever comes here probably know why an "it" fits better than a "that" or a "this". |