Explaining something in detail with "like + subject + to be + verb"
I have the following doubt about the following sentence:
"He's got his hand out, like he's begging"
This sentence is from a game that I use it to study English. "He" in this case, is a gargoyle statue with his both hands positioned forward him, with his palms faced up, apart between them. So the girl said that sentence above. My doubt is: is "like he's begging" the same as "like IF he's begging"? I've seen this "pattern" already, that way of explaning something, but everytime that I see it, I get confused.
Little extra question: this sentence, "Balance be cursed!", considering that "Balance" is something that exists in the context of the game, is it the same as "I wish the Balance be cursed"? I mean, did the person want to express its desire of something be cursed?
Thanks for your attention and help!Sorry, my native language is Brazilian Portuguese, actually. I can't change it... lolThe context of "Balance be cursed" is that the girl did something bad and improper, causing some "harm" to the guy that said the sentence. As I said, "Balance" is something that exists in the context/story of the game. It's something, a "power", that controls the "balance" between two worlds of the game. This is why is capitalized.
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It sounds like what you said" balance be cursed", it'd be useful to know the context thou. In regards to the other question like, like if it were.. and like it were sound good to me. They mean the same when you say like you drop if , it 's more informal to me.Both are informal, I usually use as..
it's as if or though(more formal)
for tests in certain sentences you are supposed to use only as, example he spoke AS if he were....etc
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First, understand that "like if he's begging" is grammatcally incorrect. Use "as if he's begging" or "as though he's begging" instead, and it should be less confusing.
Second, you are correct that "Balance be cursed!" means "I wish the balance to be cursed!". This is an archaic form of speech, likely to be heard in a Shakespeare play or a pirate movie. ;)
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He's got his hand out, like he's begging ... is fine. I would not the comma in, but it is ok. You could also say He's got his hand out as if he is begging.
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