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Inchoateknowledge Posted 20 years ago
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supposing
A says: Let us go swimming
B responds: Supposing there are sharks
What does B say?
Does it mean that A should bear in mind the fact that there might be sharks?
what is your reading into it?
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A' says: I have not got a table cloth.
B' responds: Suppose we use a sheet.
Does B' say he proposes the idea of using a sheet as a make-do?
thanks
B responds: Supposing there are sharks
What does B say?
Does it mean that A should bear in mind the fact that there might be sharks?
what is your reading into it?
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A' says: I have not got a table cloth.
B' responds: Suppose we use a sheet.
Does B' say he proposes the idea of using a sheet as a make-do?
thanks
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Hi Inch " Supposing there are sharks " sounds to me as if the speaker is indirectly stating a fear of going swimming. He's afraid there might be sharks. e.
- Hi Inch " Supposing there are sharks " sounds to me as if the speaker is indirectly stating a fear of going swimming.
- He's afraid there might be sharks.
- e.
- ) Yes, " Suppose we use a sheet " sounds like a suggestion for how to solve the 'no table cloth' problem.
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Hi Inch
"Supposing there are sharks" sounds to me as if the speaker is indirectly stating a fear of going swimming. He's afraid there might be sharks. (i.e. He's not enthusiastic about the proposed idea.)
Yes, "Suppose we use a sheet" sounds like a suggestion for how to solve the 'no table cloth' problem.
"Supposing there are sharks" sounds to me as if the speaker is indirectly stating a fear of going swimming. He's afraid there might be sharks. (i.e. He's not enthusiastic about the proposed idea.)
Yes, "Suppose we use a sheet" sounds like a suggestion for how to solve the 'no table cloth' problem.
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