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Mashmellow Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

please help with this

We certainly didn't want to do

the very special tragic episode

of the show you thought

was going to make you laugh.



does it mean that we don't want to make this episode tragic because you thought it was going to be funny?



please explain the meaning of this sentence. thank you.
  

Top answer

Hi, We certainly didn't want to do the very special tragic episode of the show you thought was going to make you laugh. does it mean that we don't want to make this episode tragic because you thought it was going to be funny? Yes.

— Clive

  • Hi, We certainly didn't want to do the very special tragic episode of the show you thought was going to make you laugh.
  • does it mean that we don't want to make this episode tragic because you thought it was going to be funny?
  • Yes.
  • Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,

We certainly didn't want to do the very special tragic episode of the show you thought was going to make you laugh.



does it mean that we don't want to make this episode tragic because you thought it was going to be funny? Yes.



Best wishes, Clive
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It's a little confusing, but your interpretation is the same as mine. "You" (whoever that is) thinks that the show is a comedy, but they were thinking about doing a "very special" episode (this expression always makes me laugh by the way, because so many shows have "very special" episodes several times a year) that would be a tragedy, not a comedy. And now they are saying they don't want to do tha
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