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Pioussoul Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Can you guess

01. 01b00Can you guess how many people02b00 in the world share the same name as you?02br
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002. 01b00How many people can you guess02b00 in the world share the same name as you?02br
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003. 01b00Can you know how many people02b00 in the world share the same name as you?02br
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00Do they all sound right to your ears? If not, how would you say them? Thanks.0-
  

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0 #1 sounds the best. 02br 02br 00#3 is different. It means: Is it possible to know...

— Marvin A.

  • 0 #1 sounds the best.
  • 02br 02br 00#3 is different.
  • It means: Is it possible to know...
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0 #1 sounds the best. 02br
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00#3 is different. It means: Is it possible to know... 0-
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01cite10Pioussoul12cite101. 11b10Can you guess how many people12b10 in the world share the same name as you?12br
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102. 11b10How many people can you guess12b10 in the world share the same name as you?12br
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103. 11b10Can you know how ma
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0 Come to think about, it perplexes me if the last part of the sentence "as you" is formal.02br
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00"as yours" sounds better to me.02br
00and maybe "~have the same name as you do." 02br
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00Can anybody correct me if I am wrong on this. 0-
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01cite10Sashasaski12cite10Come to think about, it perplexes me if the last part of the sentence "as you" is formal. "as yours" sounds better to me. and maybe "~have the same name as you do." Can anybody correct me if I am wrong on this.12blockquote
10Thanks, Sashasaki, for your concern. 02br
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02 and 3 are abysmal in terms of syntax0-
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01cite10Inchoateknowledge12cite102 and 3 are abysmal in terms of syntax12br
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10Thank you, Inchoateknowledge, for your even more abysmal reply, but could you enlighten us by shedding more light. Thanks.0-
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0 You're very welcome Pioussoul.02br
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00To me, "A few people have the same name as you do." and "A few people share the same name as you do." are a little bit different in the meaning.02br
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00A few people share the name with other(s) like you do, but that other person doesn't have to be you.02br
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00A few people have the name
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0abysmal means very bad 05002br
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001. 01b00Can you guess how many people02b00 in the world
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0Thanks, SS. 02br
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00I think I got what you meant:02br
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001. A few people have the same name as you do.02br
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002. A few people share the same name as yours (with you).[Y]02br
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00If that's what you meant, I think I couldn't agree with you more. 0-
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1b002. How many people can you guess02b00 in the world share the same name as yours? 01font00the word order is very bad02font02br
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