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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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retired in Thailand

0My parents decided that they wanted to 01b00retire in Thailand02b00 because it possesses some of the world's most beautiful beaches.02br
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00... retire and move to Thailand ...02br
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00Hi,02br
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00Do both of the above sound right and mean about the same if my parents were in Taiwan then? Thanks.0-
  

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02br 00Taiwan or Thailand? 02br 02br 00The sentences are different. The first says only that they wish to move to Thailand after retirement; it says nothing about a wish to retire, which is taken as given.

— Mister Micawber

  • 02br 00Taiwan or Thailand?
  • 02br 02br 00The sentences are different.
  • The first says only that they wish to move to Thailand after retirement; it says nothing about a wish to retire, which is taken as given.
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00Taiwan or Thailand? Anyway, the statement could be made either within or outside Thailand.02br
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00The sentences are different. The first says only that they wish to move to Thailand after retirement; it says nothing about a wish to retire, which is taken as given. The second sentence expresses both wishes, as if the option were open not to retire.0
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01cite10Mister Micawber12cite10.12br
10Taiwan or Thailand? Anyway, the statement could be made either within or outside Thailand.12br
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10The sentences are different. The first says only that they wish to move to Thailand after retirement; it says nothing about a wish to retire, 11b10which is taken
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