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Hachi8 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
have watched
Do you think this sentence below has something wrong?
"I've watched the movie before, but I don't remember it at all."
A book says things like "The sentence is wrong because it's inconsistent. If you watched the movie, you could/were supposed to remember it."
"I've watched the movie before, but I don't remember it at all."
A book says things like "The sentence is wrong because it's inconsistent. If you watched the movie, you could/were supposed to remember it."
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hachi8 A book says things like "The sentence is wrong because it's inconsistent. " I remember reading a book, but don't remember the story, characters, or even how it ends. I remember watching a movie, but not anything else about it.
- hachi8 A book says things like "The sentence is wrong because it's inconsistent.
- " I remember reading a book, but don't remember the story, characters, or even how it ends.
- I remember watching a movie, but not anything else about it.
- Is this book about memory training?
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hachi8A book says things like "The sentence is wrong because it's inconsistent. If you watched the movie, you could/were supposed to remember it."I remember reading a book, but don't remember the story, characters, or even how it ends.
I remember watching a movie, but not anything else about it.
Is this book about memory training?
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No, it's a book about English grammar, which I randomly downloaded. The book also says things like " "I saw the movie, but I don't remember it at all" is correct.".
Is this book about memory training?
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This is the clearly illogical and contradictory version of the sentence.
"I've watched the movie before, but I don't remember watching it at all."
"I've watched the movie before, but I don't remember watching it at all."
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Based on your examples, the book appears to be trying to illustrate a difference in the usage of "watch" and the usage of "see." Their example is a weak, in my opinion.
Essentially, what I think they are going for is that "watch," by nature, means to keep under attentive view; look at with close observation or contemplation, etc. In contrast, "see" is simply to view or perceive. Based
Essentially, what I think they are going for is that "watch," by nature, means to keep under attentive view; look at with close observation or contemplation, etc. In contrast, "see" is simply to view or perceive. Based
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oh I see!! Thank you, everyone who kindly answered to my question!! 
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