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Liveinjapan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

If it wasn't for..

0If it wasn't for his example, I'd never reached the point where I'm here today.02br
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00Does my sentence below have the same meaning?02br
00If I hadn't seen him, I'd never reached the point where I'm here today.02br
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»02br 02br 00 Also I'd supppose not contracting the "am" in the second sentence because this word is more or less stressed, which is quite hard to do if there're no vowels. 0-

— Ant_222

  • »02br 02br 00 Also I'd supppose not contracting the "am" in the second sentence because this word is more or less stressed, which is quite hard to do if there're no vowels.
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0 Yes, but I suspect you're missing a "have" in both sentences:02br
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00 «If it wasn't for his example, I'd never 01i00have02i00 reached the point where I am (here?) today.»02br
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00 Also I'd supppose not contracting the "am" in the second sentence because this word is more or less stressed, which is quite hard to do if there
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0 Yes, "have" is req'd. 0-
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01cite10Ant_22212cite10not contracting the "am"12blockquote
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01cite10Ant_22212cite10the point where I am (11del10here12del10?) 12blockquote
10I agree with you.02br
00Yes, I missed have.02br
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0 1. If it wasn't for his example, I would never have got where I am today.02br
002. If I hadn't seen him, I would never have got where I am today.02br
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00(I've amended the second clause slightly, to make it more idiomatic.)02br
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00#1 does not mean the same as #2, unless the context supplies additional meaning. Thus a successful trapeze
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0Thanks, MrP. 02br
00So, can I say,02br
00If I hadn't seen him performing on the high wire, I would never have got(or gotten) where I am today.0-
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0 Hello LJ,02br
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00Yes, that's fine – if your interlocutor knows that you're a high wire performer too!02br
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00Best wishes,02br
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00MrP 0-
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0Thanks so much, MrP. 0-
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0 You're welcome!02br
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00(And take it easy up there. Don't forget to use a net.)02br
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00MrP 0-
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