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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
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0John looks like a mess; 01u00he may have fought with someone02u00.02br
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00Does this sentence sound good?02br
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00Is 01u00with02u00 optional here? Thanks.0-
  

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02br 01i 02br 00 John is a mess. 02br 00 John looks a mess. 02i 02br 02br 00 Saying that he is a mess seems to be the premiss for 01u 00deducing02u 00 (hence, 01i 00must02i 00, not 01i 00may02i 00) that he has been fighting.

— CalifJim

  • 02br 01i 02br 00 John is a mess.
  • 02br 00 John looks a mess.
  • 02i 02br 02br 00 Saying that he is a mess seems to be the premiss for 01u 00deducing02u 00 (hence, 01i 00must02i 00, not 01i 00may02i 00) that he has been fighting.
  • 02br 02br 00 CJ0-
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0 It sounds all right, but there are more idiomatic ways to say it.02br
01i02br
00 John is a mess. He must have been in a fight.02br
00 John looks a mess. He must have been fighting (with someone).02i02br
02br
00 Saying that he is a mess seems to be the premiss for 01u00deducing02u00 (hence, 01i
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