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Contraposition Posted 14 years ago
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He considered how the remark was to be construed.
  

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He thought about how the remark was to be interpreted.

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  • He thought about how the remark was to be interpreted.
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He thought about how the remark was to be interpreted.
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how to interpret 'was to'?
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Hi,
contraposition He considered how the remark was to be construed.
He thought deeply about how the remark was supposed to be interpreted.

Construed is somewhat formal, by the way.

Regards
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Is it OK if I interpret the sentence like this?

He thought, "How will people regard the remark, if I utter it?"
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Hi,

Sorry, but your interpretation is not really correct. Also, note that the sentence primarily refers to the past.

Regards
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Then can you please paraphrase the sentence using direct speech?
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