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Taka Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Convince
·I wanted my father to understand why I was living in the States, so I decided to invite him here.
·I wanted to convince my father that I was living in the States, so I decided to invite him here.
Does the second one above have the same meanig as the first one?
·I wanted to convince my father that I was living in the States, so I decided to invite him here.
Does the second one above have the same meanig as the first one?
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No. In the first sentence, you want your father to understand the reasons for your being in the US. In the second, you want to convice him that you are physically present in the US, and not someplace else, like Canada or South Africa.
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- In the first sentence, you want your father to understand the reasons for your being in the US.
- In the second, you want to convice him that you are physically present in the US, and not someplace else, like Canada or South Africa.
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No.
In the first sentence, you want your father to understand the reasons for your being in the US.
In the second, you want to convice him that you are physically present in the US, and not someplace else, like Canada or South Africa.
In the first sentence, you want your father to understand the reasons for your being in the US.
In the second, you want to convice him that you are physically present in the US, and not someplace else, like Canada or South Africa.
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AlpheccaStarsNo.Good. Just as I thought.
In the first sentence, you want your father to understand the reasons for your being in the US.
In the second, you want to convice him that you are physically present in the US, and not someplace else, like Canada or South Africa.
Then how would you say it using 'convince' to mean t
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It will never mean the same thing, because convince has a very different meaning than understand.
I wanted to convince my father that I should stay in the States.
I wanted to convince my father that I should stay in the States.
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So what is the semantic difference between:
·I wanted my father to understand why I was living in the States, so I decided to invite him here.
and your:
·I wanted to convince my father that I should stay in the States.
?
·I wanted my father to understand why I was living in the States, so I decided to invite him here.
and your:
·I wanted to convince my father that I should stay in the States.
?
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