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Olive file 673 Posted 5 years ago
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The room smells like someone has smoked there or the room smells like someone has been smoking there
I have come across reviews of hotels where people state that:
"The hotelroom smells like someone has smoked there".
I thought that "someone has smoked there" means that smoking has taken place there, either an hour ago or a year ago.
If it smells like smoke, the smoking must have taken place quite recently. Wouldn't "it smells like someone has been smoking there" be more appropriate, or does that mean someone has just finished their cigarette?
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olive file 673 Wouldn't "it smells like someone has been smoking there" be more appropriate Yes.
- olive file 673 Wouldn't "it smells like someone has been smoking there" be more appropriate Yes.
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olive file 673Wouldn't "it smells like someone has been smoking there" be more appropriate
Yes.
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