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Rionyx Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
As if it couldn't get any worse, as if it can't get any worse
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I would like to know the difference in meaning between two sentences like following.
1. as if it couldn't get any worse
2. as if it can't get any worse
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I would like to know the difference in meaning between two sentences like following.
1. as if it couldn't get any worse
2. as if it can't get any worse
Have a nice day
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rionyx difference in meaning between two sentences They are just parts of sentences, not sentences. The usual explanation is that 1 is hypothetical and 2 is real. That means, more or less, that in 2 the speaker is more certain that it can get worse.
- rionyx difference in meaning between two sentences They are just parts of sentences, not sentences.
- The usual explanation is that 1 is hypothetical and 2 is real.
- That means, more or less, that in 2 the speaker is more certain that it can get worse.
- CJ
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rionyxdifference in meaning between two sentencesThey are just parts of sentences, not sentences.
The usual explanation is that 1 is hypothetical and 2 is real.
That means, more or less, that in 2 the speaker is more certain that it can get worse.
CJ
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