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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
It is just that~
1. It is just that we should suffer from our faults.
2. It is just that our cultures are different.
3. It is just you began at the wrong end.
the structure: It is just that~
I should call the above structure "structure A" from now on.
I'd like to know whether the structure A is a "it is~that" emphasis or "that" of structure A expresses a cause.
Thank you in advance for your help.
2. It is just that our cultures are different.
3. It is just you began at the wrong end.
the structure: It is just that~
I should call the above structure "structure A" from now on.
I'd like to know whether the structure A is a "it is~that" emphasis or "that" of structure A expresses a cause.
Thank you in advance for your help.
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It's used to explain or elaborate on the text that preceded it.
- It's used to explain or elaborate on the text that preceded it.
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Thank you, teechr, for your kind answer. 
Then I'd like to know if "that" in the structure is totally unrelated to the cause con
Then I'd like to know if "that" in the structure is totally unrelated to the cause con
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park sang joon1. It is just that we should suffer from our faults.2. It is just that our cultures are different.3. It is just you began at the wrong end.Somewhat tangential to your question, but I wonder whether "just" in (1) actually means "right" (i.e. completely different meaning to the normal idiomatic "it's just that ..."). Hard to be sure without more c
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park sang joonThen I'd like to know if "that" in the structure is totally unrelated to the cause conjunction.Yes, it's unrelated.
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GPYI wonder whether "just" in (1) actually means "right"I was thinking the same myself!
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Thank you, GPY, for your sincere concern.
I'd want you to think the examples to be irrelevant to my question.
I'd like to k
I'd want you to think the examples to be irrelevant to my question.
I'd like to k
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park sang joonThank you, GPY, for your sincere concern.Just so you know ... Of course it is normal and polite to thank someone for responding, but some of your expressions of gratitude in English can sound too grand, or formal, or extravagant for the situation. This is a case in point -- "sincere concern" is something that might be expressed in a serious or u
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I didn't know; I'm so sorry
I see.
Here you can just say "Thanks for your comment".
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