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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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a cop pulls you over
0 At least in my experience, when a cop pulls you over, they then pull over behind you and walk up to your car. 02 br
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00 Does the sentence suggest one cop or more walking up to your car? 02 br
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00 Thanks in advance! 0-
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00 Does the sentence suggest one cop or more walking up to your car? 02 br
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00 Thanks in advance! 0-
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0 "they" in this sentence sounds like an avoidance of the gender pronoun. 02 br
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00 "a cop" implies one. 0-
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00 "a cop" implies one. 0-
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0 Vorpar's right on both accounts. 02 br
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00 If this was spoken by a native speaker, then I think they are implying that they have had the experience more that one time. So, although it was a single cop, it happened various times. 0-
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00 If this was spoken by a native speaker, then I think they are implying that they have had the experience more that one time. So, although it was a single cop, it happened various times. 0-
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