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Ant_222 Posted 19 years ago
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Perfective of "to know"
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00 //I know Earth is a sphere revolving increasigly fast, but I'm tired of writing constantly "Hi/Hello all" 02 br
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00 I remember reading about this verb's being 01 i 00 not 02 i 00 perfective in a majority of cases. But, recently I have found out that the phrase "When did you know..." is — according to Google — used very frequently on the web. 02 br
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00 For example, here's a quotation from the BBC website: 02 br
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00 "When did you know this?" I asked. 02 br
00 "Seven years ago," he replied in between terrible coughs. 02 br
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00 May I ask you if that usage of "know" is correct and what alternative ways for putting the above question into words are there? I mean ones not as cumbersome as "When did you get that to know?" 02 br
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00 Thanks you in advance. 0-
00 //I know Earth is a sphere revolving increasigly fast, but I'm tired of writing constantly "Hi/Hello all" 02 br
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00 I remember reading about this verb's being 01 i 00 not 02 i 00 perfective in a majority of cases. But, recently I have found out that the phrase "When did you know..." is — according to Google — used very frequently on the web. 02 br
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00 For example, here's a quotation from the BBC website: 02 br
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00 "When did you know this?" I asked. 02 br
00 "Seven years ago," he replied in between terrible coughs. 02 br
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00 May I ask you if that usage of "know" is correct and what alternative ways for putting the above question into words are there? I mean ones not as cumbersome as "When did you get that to know?" 02 br
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00 Thanks you in advance. 0-
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0 Good morning, 02 br 02 br 01 font 00 I remember reading about this verb's being 01 i 00 not 02 i 00 perfective in a majority of cases. " I asked. 02 br 00 -- 02 font 02 br 02 br 01 font 00 May I ask you if that usage of "know" is correct and what alternative ways for putting the above question into words are there?
- 0 Good morning, 02 br 02 br 01 font 00 I remember reading about this verb's being 01 i 00 not 02 i 00 perfective in a majority of cases.
- " I asked.
- 02 br 00 -- 02 font 02 br 02 br 01 font 00 May I ask you if that usage of "know" is correct and what alternative ways for putting the above question into words are there?
- " 02 font 02 br 02 br 00 I hear and read this sometimes, too.
- 02 br 02 br 00 Best wishes, Clive 010id 1
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0 Good morning, 02 br
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01 font 00 I remember reading about this verb's being 01 i 00 not 02 i 00 perfective in a majority of cases. But, recently I have found out that the phrase "When did you know..." is — according to Google — used very frequently on the web. 02 font 02 br
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01 font 00 I remember reading about this verb's being 01 i 00 not 02 i 00 perfective in a majority of cases. But, recently I have found out that the phrase "When did you know..." is — according to Google — used very frequently on the web. 02 font 02 br
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0 Thanks, Clive! 02 br
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00 In fact, the first three variants did occur to me and the fourth one I find rather 01 i 00 indirect 02 i 00 . 0-
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00 In fact, the first three variants did occur to me and the fourth one I find rather 01 i 00 indirect 02 i 00 . 0-
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