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Contraposition Posted 11 years ago
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shoudn't have been
I can't understand 'shoudn't have been' here at all.
His voice shoudn't have been so familiar to me, as if I'd known the sound of it all my life rather than for just a few short weeks.
His voice shoudn't have been so familiar to me, as if I'd known the sound of it all my life rather than for just a few short weeks.
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According to logic/reason/evidence, it was not expected to be so familiar. Spelling: shouldn't
- According to logic/reason/evidence, it was not expected to be so familiar.
- Spelling: shouldn't
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According to logic/reason/evidence, it was not expected to be so familiar.
Spelling: shouldn't
Spelling: shouldn't
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Is it conditional? Does it mean his voice was unusually very familiar just for once?
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contrapositionIs it conditional?Not really. If something "shouldn't be" a certain way or doing a certain thing, then it is not correct/logical/expected for it to be that way or doing that thing.
contrapositionDoes it mean his voice was unusually very familiar just for once?There is no sense of "just for once".
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Thanks to your efforts...
But I still can't fully understand.
In this situation given, is his voice familiar to the speaker or not?
But I still can't fully understand.
In this situation given, is his voice familiar to the speaker or not?
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contrapositionThanks to your efforts...But I still can't fully understand.In this situation given, is his voice familiar to the speaker or not?Yes, unexpectedly so.
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