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Alc24 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Can you leave out JUST

Can you leave out JUST?

1 (Just) as I was about to come to my senses, a man slapped me to see if I was responsive.

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alc24 Can you leave out JUST? Yes, but then you leave out the immediacy of the action. In this sentence, just emphasizes that there is only a very short time gap between one action and another.

— CalifJim

  • alc24 Can you leave out JUST?
  • Yes, but then you leave out the immediacy of the action.
  • In this sentence, just emphasizes that there is only a very short time gap between one action and another.
  • One action follows another almost immediately.
  • CJ
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alc24Can you leave out JUST?
Yes, but then you leave out the immediacy of the action. In this sentence, just emphasizes that there is only a very short time gap between one action and another. One action follows another almost immediately.

CJ
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Thank you

Can I give you 2 more examples I want to know if you can leave it out here if you want to leave out the immediacy?
and are they correct please?

The children arrived at school just as (= at the same moment as)
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The children arrived at school (just) as the bell rang. (Include just to emphasize the immediacy of the temporal relationship. Omit it if the immediacy is not important.)

He recoiled when he saw her beautiful face just as he did when ... (This case is not temporal. Include just. I would not leave it out. Here just =
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