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Jack112 Posted 20 years ago
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What do #1 and #2 mean?

1. I have dropped my bike today for the second time since I had it. (Is this sentence saying that I have dropped the bike twice since I had it or I dropped it twice today?)

2. I dropped my bike today for the second time since I had it

What do #3 and #4 mean?

Does it matter where I put 'today' ? In #1, 'today' makes more sense because in #3 it is saying that I dropped the bike twice today?

3. I have dropped my bike for the second time today since I had it.

4. I dropped my bike for the second time today since I had it.

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I have dropped my bike today for the second time since I had it. (Is this sentence saying that I have dropped the bike twice since I had it or I dropped it twice today? It's saying the first.

— CalifJim

  • I have dropped my bike today for the second time since I had it.
  • (Is this sentence saying that I have dropped the bike twice since I had it or I dropped it twice today?
  • It's saying the first.
  • You've dropped the bike twice since you've had it, not twice today.
  • Your second pair of examples illustrates the case where you dropped it twice today.
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I have dropped my bike today for the second time since I had it. (Is this sentence saying that I have dropped the bike twice since I had it or I dropped it twice today?
It's saying the first. You've dropped the bike twice since you've had it, not twice today.
Your second pair of examples illustrates the case where you dropped it twice today.
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