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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
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In a video that he has since deleted, he bragged about his work behind the scenes.

Does the adverb "since" mean "already" in the sentence above?

  

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anonymous In a video that he has since deleted, he bragged about his work behind the scenes . Does the adverb "since" mean "already" in the sentence above? Sort of, but not really.

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  • anonymous In a video that he has since deleted, he bragged about his work behind the scenes .
  • Does the adverb "since" mean "already" in the sentence above?
  • Sort of, but not really.
  • Sometimes we leave out the words after "since".
  • When it stands alone, as it does here, we fill in the missing time based on what was said before this sentence.
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anonymous

In a video that he has since deleted, he bragged about his work behind the scenes.

Does the adverb "since" mean "already" in the sentence above?

Sort of, but not really. Sometimes we leave out the words after "since". When it stands alone, as it does here, we fill in the missing time based on what was said before this sentence

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anonymousDoes the adverb "since" mean "already" in the sentence above?

No. It means that he deleted it between the time he made it and now, after he had made his bragging public.

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