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Tung Quoc Posted 20 years ago
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Hi,
After reading all your answers, I have some questions again:
1/ In "Some man was there." , some man is used to refer to a man about whom the speaker knows absolutely nothing -- not even the name.
So, in "A certain man was there." Is a certain man also used to refer to a man about whom the speaker knows absolutely nothing -- not even the name or to refer the man whose name is known but not stated or sth else?
2/In "While you were out, some Mr. Smith called for you", what does
some Mr. Smith mean? Is some Mr. Smith used to refer to a man about whom the speaker knows only the name? (Has the speaker just known the name via phone ?).
In "While you were out, a certain Mr. Smith called for you", what does
a certain Mr. Smith mean? Is a certain Mr. Smith also used to refer to a man about whom the speaker knows only the name? (Has the speaker just known the name via phone ?) or something else?
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After reading all your answers, I have some questions again:
1/ In "Some man was there." , some man is used to refer to a man about whom the speaker knows absolutely nothing -- not even the name.
So, in "A certain man was there." Is a certain man also used to refer to a man about whom the speaker knows absolutely nothing -- not even the name or to refer the man whose name is known but not stated or sth else?
2/In "While you were out, some Mr. Smith called for you", what does
some Mr. Smith mean? Is some Mr. Smith used to refer to a man about whom the speaker knows only the name? (Has the speaker just known the name via phone ?).
In "While you were out, a certain Mr. Smith called for you", what does
a certain Mr. Smith mean? Is a certain Mr. Smith also used to refer to a man about whom the speaker knows only the name? (Has the speaker just known the name via phone ?) or something else?
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Hi Tung, This looks very much like an earlier query that I responded to. It's hard for me to see what new question you have. Best wishes, Clive
- Hi Tung, This looks very much like an earlier query that I responded to.
- It's hard for me to see what new question you have.
- Best wishes, Clive
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Hi Tung,
This looks very much like an earlier query that I responded to. It's hard for me to see what new question you have.
Best wishes, Clive
This looks very much like an earlier query that I responded to. It's hard for me to see what new question you have.
Best wishes, Clive
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Yes, I see:
some and certain
quite clarifies the matter.
And again:
some=unspecified
certain=particular
don't mean the same.
Read the meanings of some/unspecified
some and certain
quite clarifies the matter.
And again:
some=unspecified
certain=particular
don't mean the same.
Read the meanings of some/unspecified
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