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joserocha
 
Reply Fri 2 Jun, 2006 01:46 pm
Why do you use "it" in this sentence "I like "it" when she talks to me"? Can´t you just say "I like when she talks to me"? I don´t understand the need for "it". Can you explain it to me?
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Reply Fri 2 Jun, 2006 01:58 pm
Hey, jose. Welcome to A2K. "it" is a pronoun in English that refers to something unnamed. It could represent some characteristic of what the person likes, but I think this is what we call an idiom in English. I see no reason why the dependent clause "when she talks to me" can't be used. IT just sounds a bit awkward.<smile>
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