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Diamondrg Posted 18 years ago
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1b00Before I read Freud, I ---- dreams were of so much significance. 02b02br
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0 E, because the reading of Freud probably stimulated the speaker's first thoughts about the significance of dreams. It's doubtful that the speaker thought about that topic at all before reading Freud, so it's not likely that "he didn't think dreams were of so much significance". More likely, he had no thoughts or opinions at all on the matter.

— CalifJim

  • 0 E, because the reading of Freud probably stimulated the speaker's first thoughts about the significance of dreams.
  • It's doubtful that the speaker thought about that topic at all before reading Freud, so it's not likely that "he didn't think dreams were of so much significance".
  • More likely, he had no thoughts or opinions at all on the matter.
  • ) I'd say that "he wouldn't have thought dreams were of so much significance" if he had bothered to think about dreams at all.
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0 E, because the reading of Freud probably stimulated the speaker's first thoughts about the significance of dreams. It's doubtful that the speaker thought about that topic at all before reading Freud, so it's not likely that "he didn't think dreams were of so much significance". More likely, he had no thoughts or opinions at all on the matter. (Remember that, for the verb 01i00
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