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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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still/yet in negative
0 Hello 02 br
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00 Do you feel any semantic difference between the two? 02 br
00 [1] She still hasn't finished the work. 02 br
00 [2] She hasn't finished the work yet. 02 br
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00 Thanks in advance 0-
02 br
00 Do you feel any semantic difference between the two? 02 br
00 [1] She still hasn't finished the work. 02 br
00 [2] She hasn't finished the work yet. 02 br
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00 Thanks in advance 0-
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02 font 02 br 02 br 01 font 00 Best wishes, Clive 02 br 02 br 02 font 0-
- 02 font 02 br 02 br 01 font 00 Best wishes, Clive 02 br 02 br 02 font 0-
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0 Hi, 02 br
02 br
01 font 00 Do you feel any semantic difference between the two? 02 font 02 br
02 br
01 font 00 [1] She still hasn't finished the work. 02 br
00 [2] She hasn't finished the work yet. 02 font 02 br
02 br
01 font 00 To me, #1 implies mor
02 br
01 font 00 Do you feel any semantic difference between the two? 02 font 02 br
02 br
01 font 00 [1] She still hasn't finished the work. 02 br
00 [2] She hasn't finished the work yet. 02 font 02 br
02 br
01 font 00 To me, #1 implies mor
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0 01 i 00 still 02 i 00 references continuity of a past state; 01 i 00 yet 02 i 00 references possible change of state in the future. 02 br
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00 1. The state of affairs in which the work is not finished continues as in the past. 02 br
00 (No focus on the possibility that this will change in the future.) 02 br
00 2. T
02 br
00 1. The state of affairs in which the work is not finished continues as in the past. 02 br
00 (No focus on the possibility that this will change in the future.) 02 br
00 2. T
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