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Azz Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
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Doesn't this sentence have two meanings?
He likes you but that doesn't mean that you can get away with anything.
One meaning: He likes you but that doesn't mean that you can get away with just anything.
(You can get away with some things but not with just anything.)
The other meaning:He likes you but that doesn't mean that you can get away with something.
(You can get away with nothing)
He likes you but that doesn't mean that you can get away with anything.
One meaning: He likes you but that doesn't mean that you can get away with just anything.
(You can get away with some things but not with just anything.)
The other meaning:He likes you but that doesn't mean that you can get away with something.
(You can get away with nothing)
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I tend to favor your second interpretation. I am not absolutely positive it is correct though. In other words, just one meaning, and it is the second meaning.
- I tend to favor your second interpretation.
- I am not absolutely positive it is correct though.
- In other words, just one meaning, and it is the second meaning.
- Hope that helps.
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I tend to favor your second interpretation. I am not absolutely positive it is correct though.
In other words, just one meaning, and it is the second meaning.
Hope that helps.
In other words, just one meaning, and it is the second meaning.
Hope that helps.
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What is implied here is that because he likes you that doesn't mean you can do anything you like.
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I would say that both meanings are valid. You could only tell which was meant in spoken English, as it would depend where you put the emphasis. If you said 'get away with ANYTHING, emphasis on anything, it would mean you could get away with probably quite a lot but not some things.
I would say that both meanings are valid. You could only tell which was meant in spoken English, as it would depend where you put the emphasis. If you said 'get away with ANYTHING, emphasis on anything, it would mean you could get away with probably quite a lot but not some things.
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Thank you MountainHiker and David.
I am not American. I thought Americans spelt it without the "u". I don't even know how I spell. As long as it is correct in one version, it is fine by me.
I am not American. I thought Americans spelt it without the "u". I don't even know how I spell. As long as it is correct in one version, it is fine by me.
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