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Liveinjapan Posted 18 years ago
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even don't / don't even

0I even don't know the truth.02br
00I don't even know the truth.02br
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00I know what #2 mean, but in #1 what does 'even' refer to?02br
00I wrote #1 to say 'even I don't know the truth.'02br
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02br 02br 00I'm thinking of Jack Nickelson and Tom Cruise in that famous scene in (I think) 01i 00A Few Good Men02i 00. 02i 02br 02br 00"Even I don't know the truth," makes sense as it stands. " You'd be expected to be the one who really knows the truth.

— Avangi

  • 02br 02br 00I'm thinking of Jack Nickelson and Tom Cruise in that famous scene in (I think) 01i 00A Few Good Men02i 00.
  • 02i 02br 02br 00"Even I don't know the truth," makes sense as it stands.
  • " You'd be expected to be the one who really knows the truth.
  • But maybe you were drunk and don't remember.
  • Maybe you hit her and she fell and you left.
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0It would probably refer to previous context.02br
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00I'm thinking of Jack Nickelson and Tom Cruise in that famous scene in (I think) 01i00A Few Good Men02i00. (approximately) J: 01i00What do you want from me?02i00 T: 01i00I want the truth!02i00 J: 01i00You can't handle the truth!02i
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0Thanks, Avangi.02br
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