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Ceph Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
More than one interpretation?
Hi,
Let's say there are 2 items A and B and this sentence is used:
They were shown at different times.
Does this give the concept of:
Item A shown at time 1 and B shown at time 2
Or should it be interpreted as: Both A & B shown at time 1, 2, 3 etc. i.e. the same notion as "They were shown at certain times" conveys.
Thanks a lot.
Let's say there are 2 items A and B and this sentence is used:
They were shown at different times.
Does this give the concept of:
Item A shown at time 1 and B shown at time 2
Or should it be interpreted as: Both A & B shown at time 1, 2, 3 etc. i.e. the same notion as "They were shown at certain times" conveys.
Thanks a lot.
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The sentence could be interpreted either way, but I would be more likely to take it to mean that they were shown separately, unless the context suggested otherwise.
- The sentence could be interpreted either way, but I would be more likely to take it to mean that they were shown separately, unless the context suggested otherwise.
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The sentence could be interpreted either way, but I would be more likely to take it to mean that they were shown separately, unless the context suggested otherwise.
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cephDoes this give the concept of:Item A shown at time 1 and B shown at time 2Yes. Note that there is no implication of which one was earlier, and which one was later. The times of showing just were not the same.
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