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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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really//definitely
Hi everybody,
Can anyone tell me the difference between 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6?
1. I really don't know him.
2. I don't really know him.
3. Jack definitely does not want it.
4. Jack does not definitely want it.
5. The student actually didn't copy the book.
6. The student didn't actually copy the book.
peter
Can anyone tell me the difference between 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6?
1. I really don't know him.
2. I don't really know him.
3. Jack definitely does not want it.
4. Jack does not definitely want it.
5. The student actually didn't copy the book.
6. The student didn't actually copy the book.
peter
Top answer
1. I don't know him. This is absolutely true.
- 1.
- I don't know him.
- This is absolutely true.
- 2.
- I don't know him very well.
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1. I don't know him. This is absolutely true.
2. I don't know him very well. (I may have heard of him.)
3. It is certain that Jack does not want it.
4. Jack is not completely sure that he wants it. (He seems to want it; he may change his mind.)
5. In reality, the student didn't copy the book (once the facts were known).
6. The student didn't copy
2. I don't know him very well. (I may have heard of him.)
3. It is certain that Jack does not want it.
4. Jack is not completely sure that he wants it. (He seems to want it; he may change his mind.)
5. In reality, the student didn't copy the book (once the facts were known).
6. The student didn't copy
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