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Soheil1 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

It wasn't until

Hi.
It wasn't until the famous 1972 Fischer-Spassky encounter that his chess career as a 12 year old began."

What does "it wasn't until" mean?

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This was the beginning. '

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This was the beginning. You could also say 'It was only with ...'
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What about "Not before............"?
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soheil1What about "Not before............"?
Yes, though you could not use those words in your sentence.
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fivejedjon soheil1What about "Not before............"?Yes, though you could not use those words in your sentence.
Why not?

What does 'a 12-year-old mean when used as a noun?
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soheil1Why not?
Not before the famous 1972 Fischer-Spassky encounter that his chess career as a 12 year old began does not work. You'd have to say His chess career as a 12-year-old did not begin before the famous 1972 Fischer-Spassky encounter. Even then, 'until' would be the natural chouce unless the speaker were contradicting somebody wh
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fivejedjonThis was the beginning. You could also say 'It was only with ...'
means 'it was only simultaneous with...'?
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soheil1 fivejedjonThis was the beginning. You could also say 'It was only with ...'means 'it was only simultaneous with...'?
Very roughly.
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Didn't we explain that word yesterday?
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ozzourtDidn't we explain that word yesterday?
huh? '''''''''''''''''''''Yesterday?
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