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Tung Quoc Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
expect
Please read:
1/ She's much younger than I expected.
2/ She's much younger than I thought.
Do (1) and (2) have the same meaning? If not, what is the difference in meaning between them?
Quoc
1/ She's much younger than I expected.
2/ She's much younger than I thought.
Do (1) and (2) have the same meaning? If not, what is the difference in meaning between them?
Quoc
Top answer
They are the same. I thought, expected, assumed, took for granted that she was much younger.
- They are the same.
- I thought, expected, assumed, took for granted that she was much younger.
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They are the same.
I thought, expected, assumed, took for granted that she was much younger.
I thought, expected, assumed, took for granted that she was much younger.
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Hi,
Do you think expect and think have the same meaning and interchangeable? If not, what is the difference in meaning between them?
Q
Do you think expect and think have the same meaning and interchangeable? If not, what is the difference in meaning between them?
Q
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Of course expect and think are not always the same. They can have very different meanings.
However, in your sentence, all of those words that I listed have basically the same meaning.
To expect is to have reason to believe that something is going to happen. You are very sure.
However, in your sentence, all of those words that I listed have basically the same meaning.
To expect is to have reason to believe that something is going to happen. You are very sure.
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What is the difference in meaning between:
She's thinking of having a baby.
She thinks she's gonna have a baby.
She expects to have a baby.
She's expecting a baby.
She's thinking of having a baby.
She thinks she's gonna have a baby.
She expects to have a baby.
She's expecting a baby.
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She's thinking of having a baby. = She's contemplating the idea.
She thinks she's gonna have a baby. = In her opinion it is logical or likely or normal to believe it will happen.
She expects to have a baby. = She is very sure that it will happen.
She thinks she's gonna have a baby. = In her opinion it is logical or likely or normal to believe it will happen.
She expects to have a baby. = She is very sure that it will happen.
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Tung Quoc1/ She's much younger than I expected.Hello TQ
2/ She's much younger than I thought.
Do (1) and (2) have the same meaning? If not, what is the difference in meaning between them?
Here are possible contexts for the two sentences:
1. Expected
"I went out with MissQ from the New York o
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Hi,
Thanks Mister. You wrote:
1. Expected
"I went out with MissQ from the New York office last night. I've been emailing her for months, but we'd never met before. I have to say, she's much younger than I expected."
2. Thought
"I was talking to MissP about that blonde girl in Marketing last night. She told me all about her. Apparently she's much younger
Thanks Mister. You wrote:
1. Expected
"I went out with MissQ from the New York office last night. I've been emailing her for months, but we'd never met before. I have to say, she's much younger than I expected."
2. Thought
"I was talking to MissP about that blonde girl in Marketing last night. She told me all about her. Apparently she's much younger
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Hello TQ
In #1, the speaker had grounds for assuming that the girl was not very young. (Perhaps her emails were very mature in tone.) When he meets her, however, she is self-evidently young.
In #2, the speaker had no doubt that the girl was not very young. (Perhaps she looked old.) However, MissP then informs him that the girl is very young.
So it's a very fine l
In #1, the speaker had grounds for assuming that the girl was not very young. (Perhaps her emails were very mature in tone.) When he meets her, however, she is self-evidently young.
In #2, the speaker had no doubt that the girl was not very young. (Perhaps she looked old.) However, MissP then informs him that the girl is very young.
So it's a very fine l
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Thanks,
You wrote:
The ascending scale of certainty would be as follows:
1. I expect that's Bill at the door.
2. I think that's Bill at the door.
3. That's Bill at the door.
That means 1 < 2 < 3 in which 3 is the surest and 1 is the less sure.
Is that right?
Quoc
You wrote:
The ascending scale of certainty would be as follows:
1. I expect that's Bill at the door.
2. I think that's Bill at the door.
3. That's Bill at the door.
That means 1 < 2 < 3 in which 3 is the surest and 1 is the less sure.
Is that right?
Quoc
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Tung QuocThe ascending scale of certainty would be as follows:Yes.
1. I expect that's Bill at the door.
2. I think that's Bill at the door.
3. That's Bill at the door.
That means 1 < 2 < 3 in which 3 is the surest and 1 is the less sure.
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