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02-11-2008, 06:46 AM
Wow, never thought of that....
Yeah, if you wanted to be technical, we just say it to quantify the direct object. Intuitively, we anglophones really like general details; if you say "I've seen good movies", the listener is stuck wondering how many. Like fliliadragongurl said, we feel like something is missing from the whole statement. "How many movies have you seen???"
Of course, you can change the meaning of the whole thing by placing the emphasis on certain words, but that'll be a subject for a whole different line of study.
"The trouble with trying to make something idiot proof is that idiots are so smart." ~A corollary to Murphy's Law
If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; but if you actually make them think, they'll hate you. ~Don Marquis
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Originally Posted by noodle
But, that's always f-ed up individuals that kill in secluded areas up high in the mountains. Thats neither the army nor the governments agenda! I hope those people rott in hell, but an army or government shouldn't be judged by psycho individuals.
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