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Navitasan Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Do something/do anything
1-I don't know why I do anything.
Can't this sentence mean two things:
a-When I do something, I don't know why I do it.
b-I don't know why I do something instead of doing nothing.
2-I don't know why I do something.
Does '2' express 'b'?
Is this sentence correct:
3-I don't know why I do something when I do it.
Gratefully,
Navi.
Can't this sentence mean two things:
a-When I do something, I don't know why I do it.
b-I don't know why I do something instead of doing nothing.
2-I don't know why I do something.
Does '2' express 'b'?
Is this sentence correct:
3-I don't know why I do something when I do it.
Gratefully,
Navi.
Top answer
1 - I don't know why I do anything. --- means "I don't know why I do even one thing" and implies probably one would best do nothing. = b, not a If you wanted (a) it would be: "I never know why I do things" or also "I never know why I do a(ny) thing" 2 - I don't know why I do something.
- 1 - I don't know why I do anything.
- --- means "I don't know why I do even one thing" and implies probably one would best do nothing.
- = b, not a If you wanted (a) it would be: "I never know why I do things" or also "I never know why I do a(ny) thing" 2 - I don't know why I do something.
- = b, but is more optimistic about not knowing, and implies perhaps/probably one is correct to be doing something, although expresses doubt.
- 3 - I don't know why I do something when I do it.
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1 - I don't know why I do anything.
--- means "I don't know why I do even one thing" and implies probably one would best do nothing.
= b, not a
If you wanted (a) it would be: "I never know why I do things" or also "I never know why I do a(ny) thing"
2 - I don't know why I do something.
= b, but is more optimistic about not knowing, and implies perhaps/probably one i
--- means "I don't know why I do even one thing" and implies probably one would best do nothing.
= b, not a
If you wanted (a) it would be: "I never know why I do things" or also "I never know why I do a(ny) thing"
2 - I don't know why I do something.
= b, but is more optimistic about not knowing, and implies perhaps/probably one i
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