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Zany banana 409 Posted 9 years ago
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I couldn't concentrate in my job until I met him.

I couldn't concentrate in my job until I met him.

Does it mean-

1) 'After I had met him, I was able to concentrate' or

2) it conveys the past sense of 'I can't concentrate until I meet you' i.e. to concentrate I needed to meet him, it just doesn't necessarily mean that I did so. It's just what I said or wanted...


Does the sentence convey both of these senses?

Please help...

  

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zany banana 409 Does the sentence convey both of these senses? Yes, though the second interpretation does not easily come to mind for a native speaker. CJ

— CalifJim

  • zany banana 409 Does the sentence convey both of these senses?
  • Yes, though the second interpretation does not easily come to mind for a native speaker.
  • CJ
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zany banana 409Does the sentence convey both of these senses?

Yes, though the second interpretation does not easily come to mind for a native speaker.

CJ

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