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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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There is no way

Hi,

What does 'there was no way' mean?

"He assured her that there was no way he would hurt her son on purpose.

Thank you very much."
  

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Hi, What does 'there was no way' mean? "He assured her that there was no way he would hurt her son on purpose. It's really just an emphatic negative.

— Clive

  • Hi, What does 'there was no way' mean?
  • "He assured her that there was no way he would hurt her son on purpose.
  • It's really just an emphatic negative.
  • There is no situation/circumstance in which I would hurt your son on purpose.
  • eg The traffic is terrible.
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Hi,

What does 'there was no way' mean?

"He assured her that there was no way he would hurt her son on purpose.

It's really just an emphatic negative.

There is no situation/circumstance in which I would hurt your son on purpose.

eg The traffic is terrible. There's no way (that) I can get to work on time.

Best wishes, Clive
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Thanks you very much for your answer, Clive.

Do you mean

"He assured her that there was no way he would hurt her son on purpose."

and

"He assured her that he would not hurt her son on prupose."

mean the same?
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Hi,

Yes.

But 'no way' is more colloquial and more emphatic.

Clive
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Thanks a lot, Clive.
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