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Notorioz Posted 13 years ago
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Hello everybody ,
'She seems to have had problems for a long time
It seems like she has had problems for a long time'
do those sentences have the same meaning ?
'She seems to have had problems for a long time
It seems like she has had problems for a long time'
do those sentences have the same meaning ?
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I do interpret these slightly differently. In the first sentence, the speaker is more certain that her problems are real. The length of time is less certain.
- I do interpret these slightly differently.
- In the first sentence, the speaker is more certain that her problems are real.
- The length of time is less certain.
- In the second sentence, the speaker is observing from her actions or behavior that she has problems.
- It is more of an assumption that these problems actually exist..
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I do interpret these slightly differently.
In the first sentence, the speaker is more certain that her problems are real. The length of time is less certain.
In the second sentence, the speaker is observing from her actions or behavior that she has problems. It is more of an assumption that these problems actually exist..
In the first sentence, the speaker is more certain that her problems are real. The length of time is less certain.
In the second sentence, the speaker is observing from her actions or behavior that she has problems. It is more of an assumption that these problems actually exist..
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