I'm wondering about the sentence "Privy is he to the knowledge of the conspiracy." I recall similar usages of this sentence structure, but I can't seem to find examples or what this structure is called.
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1Related: What does 'Happy the man who changes Emma for Harriet mean?. – Edwin Ashworth Apr 05 '22 at 18:30
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2Does this answer your question? Exception to the word order S-V-O Araucaria's answer addresses the wider picture, but comments on the rarely found Adjective[comp]-Verb[link]-Subject structure, and a couple of examples are appended. – Edwin Ashworth Apr 05 '22 at 18:38
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@EdwinAshworth A second cousin, perhaps--that answer points out the construction as used in proverbs and giving advice. – DjinTonic Apr 05 '22 at 18:39
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The best duplicate I've found is Can I use the adjective as the first word?. Does anyone agree? – Laurel Apr 05 '22 at 18:42
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@Laurel Araucaria's answers are not very similar, but boil down to the same thing; but the form of the question you've found is a better fit. – Edwin Ashworth Apr 05 '22 at 18:54
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Where was this found? It's certainly not normal, and doesn't seem to fit the usual cases when inversion is used. It could be a mistake, archaic, an attempt at sounding fancy, or something done for other obscure reasons. – Stuart F Apr 05 '22 at 19:37