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Navitasan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Some of the children of my friends

Could
1) Some of the children of my friends smoke cigarettes.

be used in both of the following cases:

a) Some of the children of some of my friends smoke cigarettes
b) I do not have any friend who does not have at least one child who smokes cigarettes.

Gratefully,
Navi.
  

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navitasan be used in both Yes, but note that "used in that case" is not identical to "means exactly that". The first is a subset of the second. CJ

— CalifJim

  • navitasan be used in both Yes, but note that "used in that case" is not identical to "means exactly that".
  • The first is a subset of the second.
  • CJ
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navitasanbe used in both
Yes, but note that "used in that case" is not identical to "means exactly that". The first is a subset of the second.

CJ
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