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Hi

What does it mean to say

"I do feel this way and it's valid"? What is the function of "do" here?

Thanks in advance

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It is the emphatic "do." The system is annoying in not displaying the links... so I added some blanks to fool it. You have to remove them.

https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-the-emphatic-do-1690590

https: // www. thoughtco. com/ what-is-the-emphatic-do-1690590

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/grammar/british-grammar/do#:~:text=Emphatic%20forms,%2Fdoes%2... .