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Taka Posted 19 years ago
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0 01i00(1) I don't know how difficult it is.02br
00(2)I don't know how it is difficult.02br
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02i00I know (1) is the texbook kind of expression. However, I sometimes see (2).02br
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00How do you native speakers see (2)? Awkward? Or quite natural?0-
  

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0Hi Taka,02br 02br 00Here are my thoughts:02br 02br 01i 00(1) I don't know how difficult it is. 02font 02br 01i 00(2)I don't know how it is difficult. 02i 01font 00I can't understand how anyone can find this hard.

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  • 0Hi Taka,02br 02br 00Here are my thoughts:02br 02br 01i 00(1) I don't know how difficult it is.
  • 02font 02br 01i 00(2)I don't know how it is difficult.
  • 02i 01font 00I can't understand how anyone can find this hard.
  • 02font 00This does seem awkward to me.
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0Hi Taka,02br
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00Here are my thoughts:02br
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01i00(1) I don't know how difficult it is. 02i01font00I haven't tried it, so I don't know (yet) how hard it is to do this.02font02br
01i00(2)I don't know how it is difficult. 02i01font00I can't
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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10Hi Taka,12br
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10Here are my thoughts:12br
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11i10(1) I don't know how difficult it is. 12i11font10I haven't tried it, so I don't know (yet) how hard it is to do this.12font12br
11i10(2)I do
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