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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
I'm awfully sorry (to know) that
I'm awfully sorry (to know) that your grandfather is so sick.
Is "to know" understood in the above and therefore omitted? Thanks.
Is "to know" understood in the above and therefore omitted? Thanks.
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Not necessarily: I'm sorry (to know / hear / discover / find out / be told / see / read, etc). The grammar does not omit anything. I am happy that you are here ; I'm heartbroken that she forgot my birthday -- all such statements semantically presume some sort of communication of the information.
- Not necessarily: I'm sorry (to know / hear / discover / find out / be told / see / read, etc).
- The grammar does not omit anything.
- I am happy that you are here ; I'm heartbroken that she forgot my birthday -- all such statements semantically presume some sort of communication of the information.
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Not necessarily: I'm sorry (to know / hear / discover / find out / be told / see / read, etc). The grammar does not omit anything. I am happy that you are here; I'm heartbroken that she forgot my birthday-- all such statements semantically presume some sort of communication of the information.
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