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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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don't think

0I've never been so physically exhausted before.02br
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00I don't think I've ever been so physically exhausted before.02br
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00With "don't think", it sounds like the speaker is unsure or it means "as far as he/she can remember, am I correct?02br
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02font 02br 02br 00Yes, "I don't think . 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

— Clive

  • 02font 02br 02br 00Yes, "I don't think .
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00I've never been so physically exhausted before.02font02br
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01font00I don't think I've ever been so physically exhausted before.02font02br
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01font00With "don't think", it sounds like the speaker is unsure or i
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0Yes. This is a little different from 01i00I don't think02i00 as a statement of opinion as in 01i00I don't think the Green Party will win the election in November.02i00 (My opinion is that the Green Party will not win ...)02br
00This is 01i00I don't think (that)02i00 as something like 01i00(As far as I
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0Thanks, Clive and CalifJim. I just learned that they are two different meanings for I dont think. Interesting!0-
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0 Note that you don't normally have an opinion about your own feelings (like exhaustion in the case at hand), and that's what forces a slightly different reading of 01i00I don't think02i00. So in 99% of the cases, the 'opinion' meaning is required. 02br
00CJ 0-
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0Thanks for the advice, CJ.0-
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