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Jesusengland Posted 18 years ago
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I just couldn't think of anything to say./ I couldn't think of anything to say.

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00- I 01font00just02font00 couldn't think of anything to say.02br
00- I couldn't think of anything to say.02br
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0 I just couldn't is more emphatic - like no matter how hard I tried Iwas not able to .....0-
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01cite10Jesusengland12cite10What is the difference in meaning? 12br
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10- I 11font10just12font10 couldn't think of anything to say.12br
10- I couldn't think of anything to say.12br
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10The first is the speaker's way of emphasizing
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0The "just" version implies more effort. As Opt. suggests, "no matter how hard I tried"02br
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00The other version can also be effective to indicate shock, or paralysis.02br
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