"I thought you would know" versus "I thought you knew"
"I thought you would know" OR "I thought you knew"?
Someone showed me a photo of Toronto and said, "I thought you knew this place." But how is that different from saying, "I thought you would know this place"?
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scarf chalk 395 [ 1 ] "I thought you would know" OR [ 2 ]"I thought you knew"? Both are possible. The words are so basic that it's hardly possible to explain the difference without using the same words again.
- scarf chalk 395 [ 1 ] "I thought you would know" OR [ 2 ]"I thought you knew"?
- Both are possible.
- The words are so basic that it's hardly possible to explain the difference without using the same words again.
- Moreover, the more words that are used in a paraphrase, the more difficult it becomes to understand the original expressions that are being explained.
- [ 1 ] I supposed that if asked about it, you would be in a position to realize that (something was a fact).
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scarf chalk 395[ 1 ] "I thought you would know" OR [ 2 ]"I thought you knew"?
Both are possible. The words are so basic that it's hardly possible to explain the difference without using the same words again. Moreover, the more words that are used in a paraphrase, the more difficult it becomes to understand the original expressions that are being explained
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