My uncle did not improve on further acquaintance.

0It means you would not like him when you first met him, and you would still not like him after you had know him for a long time.02br
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0 Yes, not someone in the company of whom you'd like to be ...0-

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01cite10khoff12cite10It means you 11b10would12b10 not like him when you first met him, and you 11b10would 12b10still not like him after you had know him for a long time.12br
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0Well, this is unreal conditional in01b00 present/future time02b00, not past, as you think: 02br
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0Hi Jackson -- withough context, I wasn't sure whether the original statement was a specific statement in the past, or a general conditional statment set in the past, more along the lines of "my uncle was not someone who, in general, would improve...". That's why I edited my original response to provide two alternatives; one in the conditional, and one in the past.0-

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01cite10khoff12cite10Hi Jackson -- withough context, I wasn't sure whether the original statement was a specific statement in the past, or a general conditional statment set in the past, 11b10more along the lines of12b10 "my uncle was not someone who, in general, would improve...". That's why I edited my origina

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01cite10khoff12cite10Hi Jackson -- withough context, I wasn't sure whether the original statement was a specific statement in the past, or a general conditional statment set in the past, more along the lines of "my uncle was not someone who, in general, would improve...". That's why I edited my original response to provide two alt

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01cite10Jackson661212cite10My uncle did not improve on further acquaintance.12blockquote

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00We sometimes think that we will like a person who seems unpleasant at first if only we get to know him better. Our opinion of the person will improve.02br
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