Seven
What is 'man' here? The colonel and his fellows invade Mayor Orden's village and they are going to shoot a man who does not obey them in the square. Lanser: Colonel Lanser Loft: Captain Loft. Orden: Mayor Orden Captain Loft gathered his papers and Lanser asked, "In the square, Captain?" "Yes, in the square. It must be public," Loft said. And Orden said, "I hope you know." "Man," said the colonel, "whether we know or not, it is what must be done." Is 'man' here an interjection like wow or it refers to a person?
2018년 10월 19일 오전 5:04
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I agree with V.I. It's strange, as is the form of the rest of the sentence.
2018년 10월 19일
Man refers here as a person who is showing resistance of being disobedient.
2018년 10월 19일
I honestly do not know. It is written as if indeed it is an interjection, but that would imply modern, informal dialogue. Almost slang. I'm not a linguist but I think 'man' as an interjection didn't arrive until the 1970s?
2018년 10월 19일
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2018년 10월 19일
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