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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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He sounded like the clergyman he was
He sounded like the clergyman he was.
Does that mean he is not a clergyman now + he was a clergyman in the past?
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No. It means he was a clergyman, and when he spoke he sounded like a clergyman. Does that mean he is not a clergyman now + he was a clergyman in the past?
- No.
- It means he was a clergyman, and when he spoke he sounded like a clergyman.
- Does that mean he is not a clergyman now + he was a clergyman in the past?
- That's a very unlikely interpretation.
- For this, a native speaker would say it differently, eg He sounded like the clergyman he used to be.
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No. It means he was a clergyman, and when he spoke he sounded like a clergyman.
Does that mean he is not a clergyman now + he was a clergyman in the past? That's a very unlikely interpretation. For this, a native speaker would say it differently,
eg He sounded like the clergyman he used to be.
eg He sounded like the clergyman he formerly wa
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