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NL888 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Does the first "that" here mean "so that" or "in order that"?

Context:

We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their live that that nation might live.
  

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Yes. Also, I can't readily think of a situation in which "so that" and "in order that" are not synonymous.

  • Yes.
  • Also, I can't readily think of a situation in which "so that" and "in order that" are not synonymous.
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Yes. Also, I can't readily think of a situation in which "so that" and "in order that" are not synonymous.

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