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Teleostomi Posted 19 years ago
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(1) Less than half of the people think an earthquake will ever occur within this decade.
(2) More than half of the people think an earthquake will ever occur within this decade.
(3) Most people think an earthquake will ever occur within this decade.
Could you tell me which sentence are unnatural?
(2) More than half of the people think an earthquake will ever occur within this decade.
(3) Most people think an earthquake will ever occur within this decade.
Could you tell me which sentence are unnatural?
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The sentences sound fine to me.
- The sentences sound fine to me.
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If something won't happen "ever" it won't happen at all. It doesn't work to confine it to a decade.
I don't think it will ever happen. I think it will never happen.
I don't think it will ever happen. I think it will never happen.
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Hi,
1) Less than half of the people think an earthquake will ever occur within this decade.
(2) More than half of the people think an earthquake will ever occur within this decade.
(3) Most people think an earthquake will ever occur within this decade.
Could you tell me which sentence are unnatural? To me, all 3 of them sound unnatur
1) Less than half of the people think an earthquake will ever occur within this decade.
(2) More than half of the people think an earthquake will ever occur within this decade.
(3) Most people think an earthquake will ever occur within this decade.
Could you tell me which sentence are unnatural? To me, all 3 of them sound unnatur
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I had thought the "less than" in (1) functions similarly as "not".
Do you all agree that even (1) sounds unnatural?
Do you all agree that even (1) sounds unnatural?
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I still think that #1 sounds unnatural, but I do want to ammend my prior post.
You can include a time frame with "ever" in the context of an awaited event/thing, and it's used as intensifier.
Darn - we missed the goal again this month. No bonus for us.
I know. Do you think we'll ever get a bonus this year?
In your #1, it's the "ever" and the "decade" together
You can include a time frame with "ever" in the context of an awaited event/thing, and it's used as intensifier.
Darn - we missed the goal again this month. No bonus for us.
I know. Do you think we'll ever get a bonus this year?
In your #1, it's the "ever" and the "decade" together
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