Episode 164: Somewhere in the Middle
The History of English Podcast
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Do Is a Very Old Word From the Old English Period
Do is a very old word from the old English period and it was once a simple basic verb. It meant to act or perform or carry out. In the middle English period it started to be used in all kinds of new ways as a grammatical marker. Now this is a complicated topic especially for a podcast where I can't really diagram and break down sentences for you so I'm going to simplify this discussion as much as I can. But basically there are three common types of sentences. Those where you make an affirmative statement, those where you make a negative statement and those where you ask a question.
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