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AutomaticGal | 18:09 Mon 18th Jun 2007 | Jobs & Education
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does anyone know the technical term for when someone say "bet you never knew" instead of "I bet you never knew" to make it more appealing to children....
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This type of word sequence, in which some words have been omitted but are readily inferred from the rest of the sentence, is known as an elliptical construction.
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