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Apparently, I may not be using apparently correctly!
Here's my question: Can I use apparently at the end of a sentence for effect (or affect!):
I already told you what I was doing for Thanksgiving. You don't ever listen to me, apparently.
Thinking:
Apparently, you really don't ever listen to me.
Is the first example ungrammatical?
grammar grammaticality adverbs
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Apparently, I may not be using apparently correctly!
Here's my question: Can I use apparently at the end of a sentence for effect (or affect!):
I already told you what I was doing for Thanksgiving. You don't ever listen to me, apparently.
Thinking:
Apparently, you really don't ever listen to me.
Is the first example ungrammatical?
grammar grammaticality adverbs
edited Nov 9 '18 at 23:30
Araucaria
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asked Nov 9 '18 at 22:51
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"You do never listen to me" is apparently at least non-idiomatic, if not actually wrong.
– Hot Licks
Nov 9 '18 at 22:57
There's no problem with putting it at the end of a sentence. However, "You do never listen" is a bit unusual. Not wrong - "do" can quite correctly be used to add emphasis - but it would be more typical to omit it. :-)
– Chappo
Nov 9 '18 at 22:58
"You do never listen to me" is flat-out wrong. No native English speaker would say this.
– TonyK
Nov 10 '18 at 0:25
Both are fine with me. Both are pretty snarky!
– Dan
Nov 10 '18 at 13:01
I can imagine circumstances under which "You do never listen to me" would be unexceptionable.
– Robusto
1 hour ago
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Apparently, I may not be using apparently correctly!
Here's my question: Can I use apparently at the end of a sentence for effect (or affect!):
I already told you what I was doing for Thanksgiving. You don't ever listen to me, apparently.
Thinking:
Apparently, you really don't ever listen to me.
Is the first example ungrammatical?
grammar grammaticality adverbs
edited Nov 9 '18 at 23:30
Araucaria
35.3k970148
asked Nov 9 '18 at 22:51
Elizabeth Ann MeaneyElizabeth Ann Meaney
61
Apparently, I may not be using apparently correctly!
Here's my question: Can I use apparently at the end of a sentence for effect (or affect!):
I already told you what I was doing for Thanksgiving. You don't ever listen to me, apparently.
Thinking:
Apparently, you really don't ever listen to me.
Is the first example ungrammatical?
grammar grammaticality adverbs
grammar grammaticality adverbs
edited Nov 9 '18 at 23:30
Araucaria
35.3k970148
asked Nov 9 '18 at 22:51
Elizabeth Ann MeaneyElizabeth Ann Meaney
61
edited Nov 9 '18 at 23:30
Araucaria
35.3k970148
asked Nov 9 '18 at 22:51
Elizabeth Ann MeaneyElizabeth Ann Meaney
61
edited Nov 9 '18 at 23:30
Araucaria
35.3k970148
edited Nov 9 '18 at 23:30
Araucaria
35.3k970148
edited Nov 9 '18 at 23:30
Araucaria
35.3k970148
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asked Nov 9 '18 at 22:51
Elizabeth Ann MeaneyElizabeth Ann Meaney
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asked Nov 9 '18 at 22:51
Elizabeth Ann MeaneyElizabeth Ann Meaney
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asked Nov 9 '18 at 22:51
Elizabeth Ann MeaneyElizabeth Ann Meaney
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"You do never listen to me" is apparently at least non-idiomatic, if not actually wrong.
– Hot Licks
Nov 9 '18 at 22:57
There's no problem with putting it at the end of a sentence. However, "You do never listen" is a bit unusual. Not wrong - "do" can quite correctly be used to add emphasis - but it would be more typical to omit it. :-)
– Chappo
Nov 9 '18 at 22:58
"You do never listen to me" is flat-out wrong. No native English speaker would say this.
– TonyK
Nov 10 '18 at 0:25
Both are fine with me. Both are pretty snarky!
– Dan
Nov 10 '18 at 13:01
I can imagine circumstances under which "You do never listen to me" would be unexceptionable.
– Robusto
1 hour ago
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"You do never listen to me" is apparently at least non-idiomatic, if not actually wrong.
– Hot Licks
Nov 9 '18 at 22:57
There's no problem with putting it at the end of a sentence. However, "You do never listen" is a bit unusual. Not wrong - "do" can quite correctly be used to add emphasis - but it would be more typical to omit it. :-)
– Chappo
Nov 9 '18 at 22:58
"You do never listen to me" is flat-out wrong. No native English speaker would say this.
– TonyK
Nov 10 '18 at 0:25
Both are fine with me. Both are pretty snarky!
– Dan
Nov 10 '18 at 13:01
I can imagine circumstances under which "You do never listen to me" would be unexceptionable.
– Robusto
1 hour ago
"You do never listen to me" is apparently at least non-idiomatic, if not actually wrong.
– Hot Licks
Nov 9 '18 at 22:57
"You do never listen to me" is apparently at least non-idiomatic, if not actually wrong.
– Hot Licks
Nov 9 '18 at 22:57
There's no problem with putting it at the end of a sentence. However, "You do never listen" is a bit unusual. Not wrong - "do" can quite correctly be used to add emphasis - but it would be more typical to omit it. :-)
– Chappo
Nov 9 '18 at 22:58
There's no problem with putting it at the end of a sentence. However, "You do never listen" is a bit unusual. Not wrong - "do" can quite correctly be used to add emphasis - but it would be more typical to omit it. :-)
– Chappo
Nov 9 '18 at 22:58
"You do never listen to me" is flat-out wrong. No native English speaker would say this.
– TonyK
Nov 10 '18 at 0:25
"You do never listen to me" is flat-out wrong. No native English speaker would say this.
– TonyK
Nov 10 '18 at 0:25
Both are fine with me. Both are pretty snarky!
– Dan
Nov 10 '18 at 13:01
Both are fine with me. Both are pretty snarky!
– Dan
Nov 10 '18 at 13:01
I can imagine circumstances under which "You do never listen to me" would be unexceptionable.
– Robusto
1 hour ago
I can imagine circumstances under which "You do never listen to me" would be unexceptionable.
– Robusto
1 hour ago
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No, your apparent advisor has no grasp of English grammar. They have a grasp of what they see most often. So-called 'sentence adverbs' can go before or after the main clauses they comment on:
Surprisingly, giraffes like reggae.
Giraffes like reggae, surprisingly.
Similarly,
Apparently, the Original Poster is correct and their critic is wrong.
The Original Poster is correct and their critic is wrong, apparently.
Be of no doubt here. The OP's correctness is not merely apparent.
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Or it can be used deceptively, like for example I had a friend back in high school who after he did something wrong and pretend he didn't do something wrong, he would say when he got in trouble with the teachers "Apparently someone broke the window at the G block"
So it can be used deceptively, though not used very well because it was like his catchphrase so everyone knew he was lying.
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No, your apparent advisor has no grasp of English grammar. They have a grasp of what they see most often. So-called 'sentence adverbs' can go before or after the main clauses they comment on:
Surprisingly, giraffes like reggae.
Giraffes like reggae, surprisingly.
Similarly,
Apparently, the Original Poster is correct and their critic is wrong.
The Original Poster is correct and their critic is wrong, apparently.
Be of no doubt here. The OP's correctness is not merely apparent.
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No, your apparent advisor has no grasp of English grammar. They have a grasp of what they see most often. So-called 'sentence adverbs' can go before or after the main clauses they comment on:
Surprisingly, giraffes like reggae.
Giraffes like reggae, surprisingly.
Similarly,
Apparently, the Original Poster is correct and their critic is wrong.
The Original Poster is correct and their critic is wrong, apparently.
Be of no doubt here. The OP's correctness is not merely apparent.
answered Nov 9 '18 at 23:35
AraucariaAraucaria
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No, your apparent advisor has no grasp of English grammar. They have a grasp of what they see most often. So-called 'sentence adverbs' can go before or after the main clauses they comment on:
Surprisingly, giraffes like reggae.
Giraffes like reggae, surprisingly.
Similarly,
Apparently, the Original Poster is correct and their critic is wrong.
The Original Poster is correct and their critic is wrong, apparently.
Be of no doubt here. The OP's correctness is not merely apparent.
answered Nov 9 '18 at 23:35
AraucariaAraucaria
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No, your apparent advisor has no grasp of English grammar. They have a grasp of what they see most often. So-called 'sentence adverbs' can go before or after the main clauses they comment on:
Surprisingly, giraffes like reggae.
Giraffes like reggae, surprisingly.
Similarly,
Apparently, the Original Poster is correct and their critic is wrong.
The Original Poster is correct and their critic is wrong, apparently.
Be of no doubt here. The OP's correctness is not merely apparent.
answered Nov 9 '18 at 23:35
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Or it can be used deceptively, like for example I had a friend back in high school who after he did something wrong and pretend he didn't do something wrong, he would say when he got in trouble with the teachers "Apparently someone broke the window at the G block"
So it can be used deceptively, though not used very well because it was like his catchphrase so everyone knew he was lying.
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Or it can be used deceptively, like for example I had a friend back in high school who after he did something wrong and pretend he didn't do something wrong, he would say when he got in trouble with the teachers "Apparently someone broke the window at the G block"
So it can be used deceptively, though not used very well because it was like his catchphrase so everyone knew he was lying.
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Or it can be used deceptively, like for example I had a friend back in high school who after he did something wrong and pretend he didn't do something wrong, he would say when he got in trouble with the teachers "Apparently someone broke the window at the G block"
So it can be used deceptively, though not used very well because it was like his catchphrase so everyone knew he was lying.
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Or it can be used deceptively, like for example I had a friend back in high school who after he did something wrong and pretend he didn't do something wrong, he would say when he got in trouble with the teachers "Apparently someone broke the window at the G block"
So it can be used deceptively, though not used very well because it was like his catchphrase so everyone knew he was lying.
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"You do never listen to me" is apparently at least non-idiomatic, if not actually wrong.
– Hot Licks
Nov 9 '18 at 22:57
There's no problem with putting it at the end of a sentence. However, "You do never listen" is a bit unusual. Not wrong - "do" can quite correctly be used to add emphasis - but it would be more typical to omit it. :-)
– Chappo
Nov 9 '18 at 22:58
"You do never listen to me" is flat-out wrong. No native English speaker would say this.
– TonyK
Nov 10 '18 at 0:25
Both are fine with me. Both are pretty snarky!
– Dan
Nov 10 '18 at 13:01
I can imagine circumstances under which "You do never listen to me" would be unexceptionable.
– Robusto
1 hour ago