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Yes, it does. (intentionally - deliberately - with deliberation)

The ambiguous part is:

Was her intention clear to her - or to everyone else?

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[Y]

Hi,

"They'll start practicing again after dinner," she said in what she clearly thought was a whisper.




Does the underlined part mean 'deliberately'? I would say 'No'.

It means that it was clear to the writer of this sentence that the woman thought she was whispering.



The implication is that the woman was mistaken, and was actually spea

Clive The implication is that the woman was mistaken, and was actually speaking louder than a whisper.

Perhaps our disagreement relates more to what LiJ wrote than to what the author wrote.

Don't you think it's also implied that the woman's failed intention was to speak in a whisper

Hi,

Yes.

I'd hesitate to use the word 'deliberately', though, as it has overtones of 'slowly and carefully'.

Clive

Good point. I agree. [Y]

Liveinjapan"They'll start practicing again after dinner," she said in what she clearly thought was a whisper.

Does the underlined part mean 'deliberately'? LiJ's question isn't worded in the best way. Of course the underlined part doesn't mean "deliberately," but impliesit (or does

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Good discussion. Thank you all!