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Cho7712 Posted 14 years ago
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In the below examples,
A : John is crazy.
B : (1) Who say so?
(2) Who said that?
Is there any particular difference between (1) and (2)?
A : John is crazy.
B : (1) Who say so?
(2) Who said that?
Is there any particular difference between (1) and (2)?
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Hi, A: John is crazy. B: (1) Who say s so? (2) Who said that?
- Hi, A: John is crazy.
- B: (1) Who say s so?
- (2) Who said that?
- cho7712 Is there any particular difference between (1) and (2)?
- Not that I can think of.
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Hi,
A: John is crazy.
B: (1) Who says so? (2) Who said that?
Regards
A: John is crazy.
B: (1) Who says so? (2) Who said that?
cho7712Is there any particular difference between (1) and (2)?Not that I can think of. They mean about the same thing.
Regards
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Thanks for the answer,
Well, I just made an assumption that some subtle difference in meaning between those two of them might be there.
What I thought of were,
(1) to be much focused on the content itself so that sheer curiosity to really want to know who said so.
(2) which brings the critical, disapproving atmosphere for the purpose of picking up the one who said somethi
Well, I just made an assumption that some subtle difference in meaning between those two of them might be there.
What I thought of were,
(1) to be much focused on the content itself so that sheer curiosity to really want to know who said so.
(2) which brings the critical, disapproving atmosphere for the purpose of picking up the one who said somethi
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cho7712And I now see that it was nothing but my imagination.Hello, Cho:
What a great question. Something that I had never considered before reading your post.
Maybe (repeat: maybe) it is NOT completely your imagination.
Tom: Language X is impossible to learn.
Mona: Who says so?
Tom: Well, everyone says so.
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Thank you for the reply.
It is much more clear for me to get my thinking reassembled with the help of your answer in which the very specific context is given. Thank you again for the detailed context.
It is much more clear for me to get my thinking reassembled with the help of your answer in which the very specific context is given. Thank you again for the detailed context.
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Not that I can think of. They mean about the same thing.-- Yes, I agree completely. No artificial constructs need to be built. Use either form without fear of any misstep.
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