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Hans51 Posted 11 years ago
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Do you know who(m) she love? VS. Do you know that she loves someone?

1) Do you know who(m) she love? VS. Do you know that she loves someone?

2) Tell him who(m) she loves. VS. Tell him that she loves someone.

I feel like there is no meaning difference between them in each number but I am not sure if even native English speakers feel like that or could you tell me the meaning difference between them?

Thank you so much as usual in advance!
  

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There is certainly a difference to my mind as a native speaker. It is subtle and quite difficult to describe, and lies not so much in the direct meaning as the sense. " - with the focus of the question on the person and not so much on the fact that she, in fact, loves someone.

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  • There is certainly a difference to my mind as a native speaker.
  • It is subtle and quite difficult to describe, and lies not so much in the direct meaning as the sense.
  • " - with the focus of the question on the person and not so much on the fact that she, in fact, loves someone.
  • " has the sense of emphasizing the fact of her loving someone far more than the "someone".
  • I hope I have answered you well.
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There is certainly a difference to my mind as a native speaker. It is subtle and quite difficult to describe, and lies not so much in the direct meaning as the sense. To ask, "do you know whom she loves?" has the sense of, "do you know which person she loves?" - with the focus of the question on the person and not so much on the fact that she, in fact, loves someone. To ask, "Do you know that she
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Hans511) Do you know who(m) she love? VS. 2) Do you know that she loves someone?
2) I feel like there is no meaning difference between them in each number There is a difference in meaning. The first one asks if you know the name of the person she loves.

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Hans51: 1) Do you know who(m) she loves? VS. Do you know that she loves someone?
2) Tell him who(m) she loves. VS. Tell him that she loves someone.
They have different meanings.

– Do you know that she loves someone?
– Yes, I do, but I don’t know who.

– Tell him that she
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