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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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If he did

Maybe I'd like him better if he did.

I've found this sentence, as an example of the usage of maybe, under the entry: maybe, may be, perhaps in Collins' Dictionary of English Usage.

My question is: what does the clause if he did mean in the sentence?
  

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Anonymous My question is: what does the clause if he did mean in the sentence? Some of the context is missing. eg.

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  • Anonymous My question is: what does the clause if he did mean in the sentence?
  • Some of the context is missing.
  • eg.
  • He eats with his fingers.
  • He doesn't eat with eating utensils like civilized people do.
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AnonymousMy question is: what does the clause if he did mean in the sentence?
Some of the context is missing.

eg.
He eats with his fingers. He doesn't eat with eating utensils like civilized people do.
Maybe I'd like him better if he did (eat with eating utensils.)
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AlpheccaStarsSome of the context is missing.
I see.

Thanks for the reply.
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