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etymology - Where does compulsory "do support" come from? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Main Post: etymology - Where does compulsory "do support" come from? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
How to use do? "Please do come and support our event ." Is it a correct grammar ?
Main Post: How to use do? "Please do come and support our event ." Is it a correct grammar ?
Top Comment: Is the grammar correct? Don't talk like you are able to understand it. Do you use "are" or "were"? ... I really appreciate your economical and mental support.
Please [DO] support me | WordReference Forums
Main Post: Please [DO] support me | WordReference Forums
word usage - "Support to do" or "Support doing" - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Main Post: word usage - "Support to do" or "Support doing" - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
[No Spoilers] Do you support mandatory registration of all people with biotic abilities into a government database? : masseffect
Main Post: [No Spoilers] Do you support mandatory registration of all people with biotic abilities into a government database? : masseffect
How do I get in contact with soundcloud support : soundcloud
Main Post: How do I get in contact with soundcloud support : soundcloud
Do support players see a big difference with the role system?
Main Post: Do support players see a big difference with the role system?
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As a pos 5 player myself the biggest thing that changed is that because we are not playing as a solo support anymore, it actually lightens the burden for us. Meaning I can focus on buying wards/dust without worrying that my team doesnt have enough supportive items to sustain team fights.
ELI5: Why does the US support Israel in all that it does?
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Doesn't look like we benefit from it in any formidable way, all it seems to get us is bad PR. So why do we do it?
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People need to get over this ridiculous idea that the US offers complete support of Israel...
1: The United States puts more effort into intervening into internal Israeli politics than any other conflict. The way that Saudi Arabia treats women never comes into discussion of our relationship with them. Look at what tons of US allies do to people. The United States is an ally of Morocco, another country with "occupied territory". Look at Turkey & Cyprus. I don't know where people get the idea that Israel benefits from a double standard. If anything the double standard is the other way around.
2: The costs of our alliance with Israel are overstated. Look at all the Arab states that are strong allies of the United States. Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, etc. They don't seem to care about Israel so it doesn't appear to have a major impact on our relationship with nearby Arab states.
3: Israeli intelligence & military capabilities are pretty helpful for long-term American interests in the region. American officials have stated that intelligence coming from Mossad is quite enormous.
4: Americans are generally supportive of Israel. People too often act like it's only Jews & evangelicals. But even American liberals sympathize with Israelis over Palestinians by a 51-24 margin. Overall, it's something like 64-12.
Edit: Also, I think people overestimate American support of Israel, largely because politicians talk about it all the time. The United States stations tens of thousands of troops in East Asia & Europe to protect our allies. We've put a lot more effort into protecting South Korea & Germany than we have into protecting Israel.
Material on do-support in object vs subject wh-questions
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As the title says. I'm looking for some references written under the generative framework that specifically discuss why subject wh-questions like (1) lack do-support, as opposed to object questions like (2).
(1) Who saw you?
(2) Who did you see?
Thank you.
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For one story based on features and Agree, see Pesetsky and Torrego 2001 (esp. section 2). To put it informally, interrogative C has a tense feature that needs to be checked, and in object questions it checks this by raising T. They propose that nominative case is a reflex of this tense feature on D (since T assigns nominative case), and that interrogative subject DPs check C's tense feature since they also have nominative case.
Pesetsky, David & Esther Torrego. 2001. T-to-C movement: Causes and consequences. In Michael Kenstowicz (ed.), Ken Hale: a life in language, MIT Press.
People with low self-esteem tend to seek support in ways that backfire, new study finds, by indirect support seeking (sulking, whining, fidgeting, and/or displaying sadness to elicit support) which is associated with a greater chance of a partner responding with criticism, blame, or disapproval.
Main Post: People with low self-esteem tend to seek support in ways that backfire, new study finds, by indirect support seeking (sulking, whining, fidgeting, and/or displaying sadness to elicit support) which is associated with a greater chance of a partner responding with criticism, blame, or disapproval.
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What are some correct/effective ways to seek support?
Do you support humans going extinct? Why or why not?
Main Post: Do you support humans going extinct? Why or why not?
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No. I feel empathy toward humans. I like those fuckers.
Why do Support Characters Always Betray You?
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Off the top of my head, I can think of the follow cases
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All are over-the-phone support characters who give you directions/advice then end up betraying you later. Shodan and Wheatley don't quite fit since they betray you way before the end of the game, but this is still a pretty consistent pattern. Why are game writers so enamoured with this "twist"? Are there counterexamples?
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They are all pretty much copying System Shock 2 (or maybe Bioshock since it was so successful, but Bioshock's twist with Fontaine/Atlas was Ken Levine reusing his own idea from System Shock 2). It's basically either a lack of originality or a respectful homage, and the reason it keeps happening is because it is a very effective way of engaging the player with the antagonist when executed competently.
The instances where this works (outside of the Shock games already mentioned) are the ones that do it differently. Often times with these twists, the character you've spent the whole game befriending is revealed to have been a complete farce, and they're actually a completely different character. The examples of Wheatley and Catherine actually work and it doesn't feel like a trope because they are executed differently than the rest. Wheatley's character changes based on the event that caused the twist; it isn't just a twist where he reveals he's been playing you all along, he becomes corrupted by GLaDOS' mainframe. Catherine's character doesn't change to become antagonistic, her character had the same motivations the whole time, it is just the goal that was different.
More widely, betrayals are ubiquitous throughout all of storytelling. From SHODAN, to Tyler Durden, to Fredo Corleone, to Iago, to Brutus. Even Judas Iscariot. It's an easy way to create shocking and compelling drama.
Do you support your local football team?
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Are you more likely to support the team from the town you grew up in, or are you more likely to support a famous big club over your local team?
In my town most people who grew up here support the local team. I have one friend who supports Liverpool, but has never even been to Liverpool before, obviously we all take the piss out of him for it. Is this similar across the rest of Europe?
Top Comment: Finland