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Teleostomi Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Are these expressing the same idea?

1) I think he might not have noticed me.

2) I don't think he might have noticed me.

Are 1) and 2) expressing exactly the same idea?
  

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Both mean, I think he did not... The second one suggests fewer possibilities, to my mind.

— Inchoateknowledge

  • Both mean, I think he did not...
  • The second one suggests fewer possibilities, to my mind.
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Both mean, I think he did not... .
The second one suggests fewer possibilities, to my mind.
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InchoateknowledgeBoth mean, I think he did not... .
The second one suggests fewer possibilities, to my mind.

The second one is also quite awkward, and I'm not sure it would stand up under parsing.
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Thanks, both of you!

Philip, could you tell me what "it would stand up under parsing" means?
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TeleostomiThanks, both of you!

Philip, could you tell me what "it would stand up under parsing" means?
"Parsing" or "diagramming" is a process of drawing horizontal, vertical and diagonal lines to show the relationship of each word, phrase or clause to others in the sentence. If one is familiar with the proces
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