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Newguest Posted 18 years ago
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I'd seen

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I remember I’d seen this girl when she first came to the school, very early on, and thought she looked Spanish.

--- Does the above sentence mean that I remember when I saw her for the first time (on her first day) at school, or does it mean that I saw her before she appeared in the school and it wasn't my first encounter of her?

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Hi, I remember I’d seen this girl when she first came to the school, very early on, and thought she looked Spanish. --- Does the above sentence mean that I remember when I saw her for the first time (on her first day) at school, or does it mean that I saw her before she appeared in the school and it wasn't my first encounter of her? If someone said this to me, I wouldn't waste time trying to fathom out the intended meaning.

— Clive

  • Hi, I remember I’d seen this girl when she first came to the school, very early on, and thought she looked Spanish.
  • --- Does the above sentence mean that I remember when I saw her for the first time (on her first day) at school, or does it mean that I saw her before she appeared in the school and it wasn't my first encounter of her?
  • If someone said this to me, I wouldn't waste time trying to fathom out the intended meaning.
  • I'd just ask for clarification.
  • It might start to become a bit clearer if it said 'before' instead of 'when'.
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Hi,
I remember I’d seen this girl when she first came to the school, very early on, and thought she looked Spanish.
--- Does the above sentence mean that I remember when I saw her for the first time (on her first day) at school, or does it mean that I saw her before she appeared in the school and it wasn't my first encounter of her?

If someone said this to me, I wouldn't waste ti
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Hi

So are you able to say what he actually had in mind? He saw her before she appeared in school or he just saw her on her first day at school?
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As is, you remember now the first time you saw her (the first day of school). To change the meaning of when you first saw her, you need a time reference such as before.
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OK, I get it. So it just means that I remember when I saw her for the first time (on her first day) at school.

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