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Tkacka15 Posted 9 years ago
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I'm pretty sure...

I'm pretty sure he might get a message.

Does the sentence above make sense?

  

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Does the sentence above make sense? At first, yes, but on second thought, 'pretty sure' and 'might' partly overlap in meaning and are partly contradictory. Use one or the other: I'm pretty sure he'll get a message.

— Mister Micawber

  • Does the sentence above make sense?
  • At first, yes, but on second thought, 'pretty sure' and 'might' partly overlap in meaning and are partly contradictory.
  • Use one or the other: I'm pretty sure he'll get a message.
  • I think he might get a message .
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tkacka15I'm pretty sure he might get a message.Does the sentence above make sense?

At first, yes, but on second thought, 'pretty sure' and 'might' partly overlap in meaning and are partly contradictory. Use one or the other:

I'm pretty sure he'll get a message.

I think

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