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Navitasan Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Three times
1-Three times, he arrested three men.
2-He arrested three men three times.
3-He arrested three different men three times.
In which case:
a-He arrested the same three men three times
b-He arrested one man each time and all in all he arrested three men
c-He arrested nine men in all.
Gratefully,
Navi,
2-He arrested three men three times.
3-He arrested three different men three times.
In which case:
a-He arrested the same three men three times
b-He arrested one man each time and all in all he arrested three men
c-He arrested nine men in all.
Gratefully,
Navi,
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I've noticed since I started posting here that arithmetic and English don't mix. If you want to say something numeric in words, you have to go to some lengths to be clear. One of your sentences has a default meaning that is not necessarily the one it says.
- I've noticed since I started posting here that arithmetic and English don't mix.
- If you want to say something numeric in words, you have to go to some lengths to be clear.
- One of your sentences has a default meaning that is not necessarily the one it says.
- Two of them are conundrums.
- They are all unclear.
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I've noticed since I started posting here that arithmetic and English don't mix. If you want to say something numeric in words, you have to go to some lengths to be clear. One of your sentences has a default meaning that is not necessarily the one it says. Two of them are conundrums. They are all unclear.
1. On three occasions, he arrested three men at the same time, nine in total. Maybe
1. On three occasions, he arrested three men at the same time, nine in total. Maybe
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