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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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How do you feel about the two sentences?
I am trying to explain how big the difference is between
"I met a tall and smart guy" and "I met a guy, and he was tall and smart"
I already know that there is not a lot of difference, but there must be a reason that there is "and", the conjunction and this is also about defining and non defining relative clause question.
I do not want to complicate the question, so I just would like to hear how you feel about the sentences and when speakers say the second, not the first, you think.
Thank you so much as usual and I really hope to hear from you.
"I met a tall and smart guy" and "I met a guy, and he was tall and smart"
I already know that there is not a lot of difference, but there must be a reason that there is "and", the conjunction and this is also about defining and non defining relative clause question.
I do not want to complicate the question, so I just would like to hear how you feel about the sentences and when speakers say the second, not the first, you think.
Thank you so much as usual and I really hope to hear from you.
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Anonymous I just would like to hear how you feel about the sentences and when speakers say the second, not the first, you think. Well, neither seems very realistic to me, actually. I would expect 'I met a tall, smart guy' only.
- Anonymous I just would like to hear how you feel about the sentences and when speakers say the second, not the first, you think.
- Well, neither seems very realistic to me, actually.
- I would expect 'I met a tall, smart guy' only.
- But then the two adjectives seem rather odd together anyway.
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AnonymousI just would like to hear how you feel about the sentences and when speakers say the second, not the first, you think.Well, neither seems very realistic to me, actually. I would expect 'I met a tall, smart guy' only. But then the two adjectives seem rather odd together anyway.
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Hello,
Yes, they have the same meaning. The big difference in my opinion is that the second is stressed out, which gives the speaker the opportunity to highlight that he was tall and smart. The speaker wants to make sure that those characteristcs are going to be really well understood.
A similiar example would be the use of the "do" word in most phrases. You see this really often
Yes, they have the same meaning. The big difference in my opinion is that the second is stressed out, which gives the speaker the opportunity to highlight that he was tall and smart. The speaker wants to make sure that those characteristcs are going to be really well understood.
A similiar example would be the use of the "do" word in most phrases. You see this really often
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I am really sorry about the lame examples, but my point is that native English speakers feel any difference from sentences written like the examples and use them in different situations?
ex) Tom is a smart high school student. VS. Tom is a high school student and he is smart.
I know the examples are still lame, but why do you think
ex) Tom is a smart high school student. VS. Tom is a high school student and he is smart.
I know the examples are still lame, but why do you think
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I agree with you and isn't it possible for speakers not to remember how he was when she started to say it?
The reason speakers use "and" there is
1) to highlight the characteristics
2) Forgot to remember how he was or she was indifferent to him, so she did not want to utter how he was.
I know analyzing sentences this way is not that good, but either or
The reason speakers use "and" there is
1) to highlight the characteristics
2) Forgot to remember how he was or she was indifferent to him, so she did not want to utter how he was.
I know analyzing sentences this way is not that good, but either or
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AnonymousTom is a smart high school student.Among all high school students, Tom is a smart one. [Meanings "accumulate".]
AnonymousTom is a high school student and he is smart.Tom is a high school student. Among all the people in the world, he is a smart person. [Meanings "separate".]
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