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Tamguatlay Posted 13 years ago
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Mary talks as if she knows / knew a lot.
Mary talks as if she knows a lot.
Mary talks as if she knew a lot.
Do the sentences have the same meaning?
Thanks.
Mary talks as if she knew a lot.
Do the sentences have the same meaning?
Thanks.
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e. she doesn't really know a lot). "knows" would often imply at least a doubt, but it could also allow that she actually does know a lot.
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- she doesn't really know a lot).
- "knows" would often imply at least a doubt, but it could also allow that she actually does know a lot.
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- Mary is talking now about how clever she was at school).
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"knew" seems more unambiguously counter-factual (i.e. she doesn't really know a lot). "knows" would often imply at least a doubt, but it could also allow that she actually does know a lot.
In a different sense, "knew" could also be a true past tense (e.g. Mary is talking now about how clever she was at school).
In a different sense, "knew" could also be a true past tense (e.g. Mary is talking now about how clever she was at school).
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