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Navitasan Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

In the park

1-I met the man in the park today.
2-I met the man from the park today.

Let us imagine that we have met a man at the park together. I want to say that I met that man again today. Could I use sentence "1" and "2"? Their intended meaning would be:

a- Today, I met the man we had met together in the park.

Would the choice of the preposition ("in" or "from") depend on whether or not the man works in the park?

Gratefully,
Navi.
  

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navitasan Their intended meaning would be:a- Today, I met the man we had met together in the park. They could both mean that, yes. navitasan Would the choice of the preposition ("in" or "from") depend on whether or not the man works in the park?

— Mister Micawber

  • navitasan Their intended meaning would be:a- Today, I met the man we had met together in the park.
  • They could both mean that, yes.
  • navitasan Would the choice of the preposition ("in" or "from") depend on whether or not the man works in the park?
  • No, that is irrelevant.
  • However, in #1, 'in' can merely indicate the meeting place, while in #2 the meeting place is probably other than the park.
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navitasanTheir intended meaning would be:a- Today, I met the man we had met together in the park.
They could both mean that, yes.
navitasanWould the choice of the preposition ("in" or "from") depend on whether or not the man works in the park?
No, that is irrelevant. However, in #1, 'in' can merely indicate the meeting plac
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Thank you very much Mister Micawber,

So if today, while walking in the corridors of my building, I met the man we had met before in the park, I cannot use:

1-I met the man in the park today.

and can only use:

2-I met the man from the park today.

Is that correct?
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navitasanIs that correct?
No, you can use either, but you may have to explain yourself to your listener.

'I met the man in the park today' can mean 'I met the man ([that I told you I had met] in the park) today.'
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