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Angliholic Posted 14 years ago
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A new dream came to me
This is a new dream that came to me recently, a magical wish, to create a repertoire of 999 pieces. It will be my symphony. Then i will be done!
Hi,
Is it right to understand "came to" in the above as "occurred to?" Thanks.
Hi,
Is it right to understand "came to" in the above as "occurred to?" Thanks.
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" Yes. For all practical purposes, they are the same. So it wouldn't hurt to understand it that way, but there is a subtle difference to my ear.
- " Yes.
- For all practical purposes, they are the same.
- So it wouldn't hurt to understand it that way, but there is a subtle difference to my ear.
- 'occurred to me' suggests that I thought of it.
- It's a rather ordinary way of saying that a thought popped into my mind - a not very unexpected thought.
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Is it right to understand "came to" in the above as "occurred to?"
Yes. For all practical purposes, they are the same. So it wouldn't hurt to understand it that way, but there is a subtle difference to my ear.
'occurred to me' suggests that I thought of it. It's a rather ordinary way of saying that a thought popped into my mind - a not very u
Yes. For all practical purposes, they are the same. So it wouldn't hurt to understand it that way, but there is a subtle difference to my ear.
'occurred to me' suggests that I thought of it. It's a rather ordinary way of saying that a thought popped into my mind - a not very u
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