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Reegis Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Her illness was far more serious than we expected / were expecting.
Hello.
1) Her illness was far more serious than we expected.
2) Her illness was far more serious than we were expecting.
What is the difference in meaning between #1 and #2?
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The difference is small. (2) has a slightly more vivid sense of the expectation existing at the time that the seriousness was revealed.
- The difference is small.
- (2) has a slightly more vivid sense of the expectation existing at the time that the seriousness was revealed.
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The difference is small. (2) has a slightly more vivid sense of the expectation existing at the time that the seriousness was revealed.
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