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Hanuman_2000 Posted 21 years ago
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Hello Sir,
1. A cow is a useful animal.
2. The cow is a useful animal.
3.Cows are useful animals.
I am clear about (2) and (3), means they are equal in meaning when taken as general opnion about cow.
I could not understand the meaning of (1).
Are all three (1), (2), (3) same in meaning?
Thanks.
1. A cow is a useful animal.
2. The cow is a useful animal.
3.Cows are useful animals.
I am clear about (2) and (3), means they are equal in meaning when taken as general opnion about cow.
I could not understand the meaning of (1).
Are all three (1), (2), (3) same in meaning?
Thanks.
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They all seem the same to me, Hanuman. In the speaker's mind, #2 and #3 point more to the species, where #1 points to an (undetermined) individual, perhaps-- but the difference is negligible in these examples.
- They all seem the same to me, Hanuman.
- In the speaker's mind, #2 and #3 point more to the species, where #1 points to an (undetermined) individual, perhaps-- but the difference is negligible in these examples.
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They all seem the same to me, Hanuman. In the speaker's mind, #2 and #3 point more to the species, where #1 points to an (undetermined) individual, perhaps-- but the difference is negligible in these examples.
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