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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Do the following two sentences have different meanings?

Do the following two sentences have different meanings?
I am not going there again
I don’t want to go there again.
  

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It is possible that they can have similar meanings in some contexts. Generally however, the first suggests a statement of intention, or a future situation for which there is present evidence, The second, despite its form, suggests a desire not to do something.

  • It is possible that they can have similar meanings in some contexts.
  • Generally however, the first suggests a statement of intention, or a future situation for which there is present evidence, The second, despite its form, suggests a desire not to do something.
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It is possible that they can have similar meanings in some contexts. Generally however, the first suggests a statement of intention, or a future situation for which there is present evidence, The second, despite its form, suggests a desire not to do something.

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