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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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presumptive

0Nearly half of the state's Democratic voters said they'd either vote for Sen. John McCain, the 01b00presumptive02b00 Republican nominee, or not vote at all in November if Obama is on the ticket.02br
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00After looking up in the dictionary, I still don't quite understand the meaning of the word presumptive. It seems like it's related to the word presume. Is it equal to presumably?02br
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0He won't be the official nominee until after the Republican convention, but it's a certain thing that he will leave the convention as the nominee. They need a word to show that he is not YET the nominee, but everyone assumes, presumes, knows he will be.0-
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0 Alternative: 01b00based on (logical) inference02b00, he will be the nominee0-
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0I appreciate your full explanation, GG. In your reply, you wrote 02br
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01i00but everyone assumes, presumes, knows he will be.02i02br
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00Since the word presume is used, Why can't the adjective presumably used to describe him? I'm really curious.0-
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0 presumed or apparent02br
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0Thanks, MH for pointing that out. I agree.0-
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10Since the word presume is used, Why can't the adjective presumably used to describe him? I'm really curious.12blockquote
10You could say: "John McCain who will, presumably, be the Republican nominee." or something similar.02br
00Although it's much more awkward which I guess is why it's
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