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Originally Posted by Tomasz Klimkiewicz Thanks, Tdol.
I'm afraid I will have to memorise the structure, since, to me at least, the meaning of a sentence so constructed defies all logic. Am I right thinking that the meaning of the particular exmple you used is:
As soon as I said it, I realised how stupid it was?
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Hi,
That's what it means, yes.
This is, of course, called an inversion. It's done for emphasis. It can also capture the attention of the listener. It's kind of an attention getter. Inversions are not used often. However, they are important as a form of expression. Inverted sentence structures are an advanced topic for sure.
:D 8)