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00 Please answer these questions for me. 02 br
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00 1. 01 i 00 How could there be more than 30 million people infected with a lethal virus, and 01 u 00 I not know 02 u 00 even one of them? 02 i 00 -- I think the underlined part would be if written fully, "could I not know even one of them"; but could it be written like this too? "couldn't I know even one of them" 02 br
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00 Somewhat equally viable as a substitute? 02 br
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01 i 00 How could there be more than 30 million people infected with a lethal virus, and 01 u 00 couldn't I know 02 u 00 even one of them? 02 i 02 br
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01 i 00 How could there be more than 30 million people infected with a lethal virus, and 01 u 00 could I not know 02 u 00 even one of them? -- 02 i 00 I think almost identical to the original but used the optional 'could'. 02 br
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00 2. 01 i 00 The next day, World AIDS Day, Rick put a shaking, terrified David under the waters of baptism. 02 i 00 -- I have doubts about using words like waters or depths or heavens. I think the last one refers to stellar bodies or something similar to that; but depths? Possibly connotes the existence of more than a single depth? I think so. Waters? I think it would make sense if we are talking about many bodies of water like a lake, pond, or even seas in different parts of the world. 0-
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00 Please answer these questions for me. 02 br
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00 1. 01 i 00 How could there be more than 30 million people infected with a lethal virus, and 01 u 00 I not know 02 u 00 even one of them? 02 i 00 -- I think the underlined part would be if written fully, "could I not know even one of them"; but could it be written like this too? "couldn't I know even one of them" 02 br
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00 Somewhat equally viable as a substitute? 02 br
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01 i 00 How could there be more than 30 million people infected with a lethal virus, and 01 u 00 couldn't I know 02 u 00 even one of them? 02 i 02 br
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01 i 00 How could there be more than 30 million people infected with a lethal virus, and 01 u 00 could I not know 02 u 00 even one of them? -- 02 i 00 I think almost identical to the original but used the optional 'could'. 02 br
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00 2. 01 i 00 The next day, World AIDS Day, Rick put a shaking, terrified David under the waters of baptism. 02 i 00 -- I have doubts about using words like waters or depths or heavens. I think the last one refers to stellar bodies or something similar to that; but depths? Possibly connotes the existence of more than a single depth? I think so. Waters? I think it would make sense if we are talking about many bodies of water like a lake, pond, or even seas in different parts of the world. 0-
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0 Hi, 02 br 02 br 01 font 00 1. 02 i 00 -- I think the underlined part would be if written fully, "could I not know even one of them"; but could it be written like this too? 02 br 02 br 01 b 00 How could I not know 02 b 00 even one of them?
- 0 Hi, 02 br 02 br 01 font 00 1.
- 02 i 00 -- I think the underlined part would be if written fully, "could I not know even one of them"; but could it be written like this too?
- 02 br 02 br 01 b 00 How could I not know 02 b 00 even one of them?
- 02 br 02 br 00 The main problem with your versions is that you are omitting the 'how'.
- 02 br 02 br 01 font 01 i 00 How could there be more than 30 million people infected with a lethal virus, and 01 u 00 could I not know 02 u 00 even one of them?
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0 Hi, 02 br
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01 font 00 1. 01 i 00 How could there be more than 30 million people infected with a lethal virus, and 01 u 00 I not know 02 u 00 even one of them? 02 i 00 -- I think the underlined part would be if written fully, "could I not know even one of them"; but could it be written like this too? "couldn't I know
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01 font 00 1. 01 i 00 How could there be more than 30 million people infected with a lethal virus, and 01 u 00 I not know 02 u 00 even one of them? 02 i 00 -- I think the underlined part would be if written fully, "could I not know even one of them"; but could it be written like this too? "couldn't I know
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00 1-- Your suggested alternatives do not work. 01 i 00 How could there be X and 01 b 00 [how could I] 02 b 00 not know? 02 i 00 Elisions have their limits. 02 br
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00 2-- 01 i 00 Waters of baptism 02 i 00 would be more mundanely grammatical as 01 i 00 baptismal water 02 i 00 , but I think
00 1-- Your suggested alternatives do not work. 01 i 00 How could there be X and 01 b 00 [how could I] 02 b 00 not know? 02 i 00 Elisions have their limits. 02 br
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00 2-- 01 i 00 Waters of baptism 02 i 00 would be more mundanely grammatical as 01 i 00 baptismal water 02 i 00 , but I think
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