we pro, stressed

we pro He blew the whistle three times. He knew it was we. And we ?sailed with the gun. I had the gun on the ?gull tawt. I fired three guns right after one another and . The rule is _we_ after stress, no matter what the preceding grammer is. Educated speakers don't like this after transitive ve...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1988
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/75974
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Summary:we pro He blew the whistle three times. He knew it was we. And we ?sailed with the gun. I had the gun on the ?gull tawt. I fired three guns right after one another and . The rule is _we_ after stress, no matter what the preceding grammer is. Educated speakers don't like this after transitive verbs and after prepositions, and mimic it. But the rule operates after all finite forms of _be_--is, was, etc. [also _to be_, but we have no examples!] So here is our rare second or third example, following the rule. Check Vavick Cooper APR 25 1988 WK SUP dill? Used Sup Used Sup 1 Used Sup we