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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
2 questions, please.
Experts,
1st question:
"You're lucky it wasn't worse."
Which of the following does this normally mean?
1. You are lucky it wasn't worse.
2. You were lucky it wasn't worse.
If it could mean both, are they both grammatically correct as well?
2nd question:
To say that you do not believe what you see or hear or were told, which would be more natural to use?
1. I don't believe it.
2. I don't believe that.
Thank you
1st question:
"You're lucky it wasn't worse."
Which of the following does this normally mean?
1. You are lucky it wasn't worse.
2. You were lucky it wasn't worse.
If it could mean both, are they both grammatically correct as well?
2nd question:
To say that you do not believe what you see or hear or were told, which would be more natural to use?
1. I don't believe it.
2. I don't believe that.
Thank you
Top answer
" Which of the following does this normally mean? 1. You are lucky it wasn't worse.
- " Which of the following does this normally mean?
- 1.
- You are lucky it wasn't worse.
- This one.
- You are lucky now that something that happened in the past was not worse.
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Hi,
1st question:
"You're lucky it wasn't worse."
Which of the following does this normally mean?
1. You are lucky it wasn't worse. This one. You are lucky now that something that happened in the past was not worse.
2. You were lucky it wasn't worse.
If it could mean both, are they both grammatically correct as well?
2nd questi
1st question:
"You're lucky it wasn't worse."
Which of the following does this normally mean?
1. You are lucky it wasn't worse. This one. You are lucky now that something that happened in the past was not worse.
2. You were lucky it wasn't worse.
If it could mean both, are they both grammatically correct as well?
2nd questi
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1. You are is the typical meaning of You're.
You were lucky is a correct sentence as well (it just doesn't fit with You're).
2. Either one works fine.
You were lucky is a correct sentence as well (it just doesn't fit with You're).
2. Either one works fine.
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