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English 1b3 Posted 14 years ago
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so arranged that/arranged so that

Do these two have the same meaning?

I feel as though b has two meanings (#1 the furniture is arranged. And this has been done so that the...#2 the furniture is arranged in this way so that the...), while a has the same meaning as meaning #2 of b.

a. The furniture is so arranged that the interviewee and the interviewer are not physically separated by a desk.

b. The furniture is arranged so that the interviewee and the interviewer are not physically separated by a desk.
  

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English 1b3 a. The furniture is so arranged that the interviewee and the interviewer are not physically separated by a desk. b.

— Canadian45

  • English 1b3 a.
  • The furniture is so arranged that the interviewee and the interviewer are not physically separated by a desk.
  • b.
  • The furniture is arranged so that the interviewee and the interviewer are not physically separated by a desk They have the same one meaning.
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English 1b3a. The furniture is so arranged that the interviewee and the interviewer are not physically separated by a desk.
b. The furniture is arranged so that the interviewee and the interviewer are not physically separated by a desk
They have the same one meaning.
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canadian45They have the same one meaning.
I still think the adverbial clause in b states either how or why the furniture was arranged, whereas a only states how it was arranged.

Do you or does anyone else see this?
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English 1b3Do you or does anyone else see this?
I do. "B" is like "The furniture has been arranged so ...."
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I would say that a. emphasizes the arrangement of the furniture where as in b. the emphasis is on the physical separation. However, the meaning is the same.
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English 1b3a. The furniture is so arranged that the interviewee and the interviewer are not physically separated by a desk.
b. The furniture is arranged so that the interviewee and the interviewer are not physically separated by a desk.
Maybe I'm just too dense, but I don't even see any difference in emphasis. The two underlined phrases have
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