Indeed. Yoda speaks perfectly good English--I mean, Galactic Basic; he just uses inverted word order. There's no problem with his syntax--we 21st century Americans just don't normally talk like that. In older dialects of English, more common it was. :)
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One difference between Chelsey and the rest of the world is that sometimes she puts her pants on BOTH legs at a time. She can do a Rubik's cube in under three minutes, but can't figure algebra worth spit. She loves pistachios, triple word scores, and Napoleon (her guitar--Rusty for short), but hates out-of-tune pianos, bad grammar (yes, she's a grammar nazi), shoes, skirts, and spinach. You'll often find her talking to herself using ASL, scribbling madly in her notebook, or reading Shakespeare, Tolkien, or anyone in general who was good with pen and paper. Chelsey's two aspirations in life are to find a wardrobe that opens into Narnia, and to serve Jesus Christ with her whole being.
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HaHa! I love it! Although the way Yoda talks is actually a figure of speech--I wish I could remember the name right now--hyperbaton maybe.
That picture is all wrong. Yoda would never end a sentence with "have I..." It should be "Problem with syntax I have."
Chelsey, agree with Andy I do!
Indeed. Yoda speaks perfectly good English--I mean, Galactic Basic; he just uses inverted word order. There's no problem with his syntax--we 21st century Americans just don't normally talk like that. In older dialects of English, more common it was. :)
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