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PreciousJones Posted 16 years ago
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Hi,

The circus is in the town and I'm away but will be going back just in time to see it.

A friend asks me:

"Are you going to the circus?" And I reply w/ "Yes, by that time I'll already be back in town."

Or "Yes, I'll be back in town by that time."

Does the above sentences mean that: I'm going to the circus because during that time I will be in town already.

  

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PreciousJones Does Do the above sentences mean that: I'm going to the circus because during that time I will be in town already. No. There is no causal relationship implied in those two replies.

— CalifJim

  • PreciousJones Does Do the above sentences mean that: I'm going to the circus because during that time I will be in town already.
  • No.
  • There is no causal relationship implied in those two replies.
  • You will be in town during the time that the circus is in town, but that is not the cause of your going to the circus.
  • CJ
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PreciousJonesDoes Do the above sentences mean that: I'm going to the circus because during that time I will be in town already.
No. There is no causal relationship implied in those two replies. You w
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