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Gargie Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
I was looking at a dictionary for different senses of 'fortunate'. I found two examples and I don't get the difference between the two. Please help me.
1. They were fortunate enough to escape injury when their car crashed.
Does this mean they escaped injury because they are were fortunate or does it mean they were fortunate because they had escaped injury?
Can #1 also mean that they were fortunate to the degree or extent that was required to escape injury?
2. They were fortunate to escape injury when their car crashed. Does
Also, what's the difference between #1 and #2?
Thank you.
1. They were fortunate enough to escape injury when their car crashed.
Does this mean they escaped injury because they are were fortunate or does it mean they were fortunate because they had escaped injury?
Can #1 also mean that they were fortunate to the degree or extent that was required to escape injury?
2. They were fortunate to escape injury when their car crashed. Does
Also, what's the difference between #1 and #2?
Thank you.
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Gargie Also, what's the difference between #1 and #2? #1 is a little bit more dramatic. The sentence means this: They were lucky.
- Gargie Also, what's the difference between #1 and #2?
- #1 is a little bit more dramatic.
- The sentence means this: They were lucky.
- Most people involved in such a crash would have been injured.
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GargieAlso, what's the difference between #1 and #2?#1 is a little bit more dramatic.
The sentence means this:
They were lucky. Most people involved in such a crash would have been injured.
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