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Lcchang Posted 20 years ago
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Can you explain this sentence?

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01font01b00Margot had just returned from Bangkok when she had to leave for Tokyo.02b02font02br
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00I am kind of confused when I read it. Would it be better if 01font00when02font00 is replaced with 01font00because02font00?02br
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02br 00 Replacing with 01i 00because02i 00 would change the meaning. With 01i 00because02i 00, the sentence would mean that Margot returned from Bangkok for the purpose of going to Tokyo. 02br 02br 00 CJ0-

— CalifJim

  • 02br 00 Replacing with 01i 00because02i 00 would change the meaning.
  • With 01i 00because02i 00, the sentence would mean that Margot returned from Bangkok for the purpose of going to Tokyo.
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0 It means that Margot had to leave to go to Tokyo a very short time after she returned from Bangkok.02br
00 Replacing with 01i00because02i00 would change the meaning. With 01i00because02i00, the sentence would mean that Margot returned from Bangkok for the purpose of going to Tokyo. Perhaps she heard that she had to go to Tokyo whi
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0I see, but could I use "01font00before02font00" here as well?02br
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0 Yes, you could use "before", but most people wouldn't say it that way. It is obvious from other elements of the sentence that the return happened before the possibility of the trip to Tokyo.02br
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0I see.02br
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