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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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speculated upon/guessed/conjestured

0Although stories about aliens have never been officially confirmed, 01b00their existence has been widely speculated upon.02b02br
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00Does the bolded part refer to "people have widely guessed/conjestured their existence?" Thanks.0-
  

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02br 00 Neither alternative means this. 0-

  • 02br 00 Neither alternative means this.
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0 It means that people theorise without evidence to support the theory.02br
00 Neither alternative means this. 0-
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01cite10Angliholic12cite10Does the bolded part refer to "people have widely guessed/conjestured their existence?12blockquote
10I was about to say "yes" to your question but now I'm not so sure "guessed" really applies in this context. It's close but it just doesn't seem quite right. Conjectured certainly does apply though. B

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