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→Broad Cualand syntax
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Predicative syntax with pronouns is the reverse of Standard English; e.g. "An engineer am I" instead of "I am an engineer" | Predicative syntax with pronouns is the reverse of Standard English; e.g. "An engineer am I" instead of "I am an engineer" | ||
Sometimes predicate first syntax is used e.g. "They sleep furiously, these colorless green ideas" | Sometimes predicate first syntax is used e.g. "They sleep furiously, these colorless green ideas" (Eevo "a" is translated with a demonstrative) | ||
There should be a celebrity in Cualand who is famous for overusing Eevo syntax (so much so that it becomes a meme) | There should be a celebrity in Cualand who is famous for overusing Eevo syntax (so much so that it becomes a meme) | ||