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Jumanah Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Reckon with

I failed to take her visit into account.
I failed to take into account her account
Are they both the same?
They hadn't reckoned with a visit from her.
Does it mean "They failed to take her visit into account"?
When I say "I reckoned with her visit"
Does it mean " I took her visit into account"?
  

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Jumanah I failed to take her visit into account. I failed to take into account her account. Are they both the same?

— CalifJim

  • Jumanah I failed to take her visit into account.
  • I failed to take into account her account.
  • Are they both the same?
  • Of course not.
  • Read them carefully, and you'll see why.
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JumanahI failed to take her visit into account. I failed to take into account her account. Are they both the same?
Of course not. Read them carefully, and you'll see why.

I do think, however, that if you had written them properly, the meaning would have been the same.
JumanahThey hadn't reckoned with a visit from her.Does it m
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