Those of you old enough to remember the Rolling Stones hit song remember that it actually goes, “Hey, you, get off of my cloud.” My version in the headline demonstrates “the implied you.” When using verbs as commands (called imperatives), you can leave out the subject because it is implied to be whoever is being addressed. Look it up. (You should look it up.)
Get off of my cloud
- Post published:September 7, 2015
- Post category:Creative Writing / Love of Language
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