Re: new parts of speech/cases

From: "Jake X" <alwaysawake247@...>
> My friends and I were thinking about words that could have the same function
> as a pronoun only with verbs. For example:
>
> Mohammamed Ali converted, and others "did so."
>
> In English, I cannot think ov a word that follows that function to clone a
> previously mentioned verb. But it was theoretical.
Well, 'do' works, although your the example sentence it wants to carry 'so' (a
pro-adverb?!) or something semantically equivalent which doesn't appear to
refer
to anything stated in the--something stupid in me screams to put down
'apodosis'
here--in the original clause.

Even though it isn't always necessary to !do !so, in most cases we !do.

    - I hit John with a rock.
            ["do" is now proverb for = "hit John with a rock"]
    - You did?
            [= You "hit Jon with a rock"?]
    - I didn't, though I wish I did.
            [= I "hit Jon with a rock"n't, though I wish I "hit John with a
rock".]
    - Was he being a jerk again?
            ["be" = "be being a jerk".]
    - Yes, he was.  He always is.  He should be more like Mary--she never is.
            [= Yes, he 'was being a jerk'.  he always 'is being a jerk'.  ..
etc.]

        *Muke!
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