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Hans51 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Usage of 'it turns out'

The reason, it turns out, is that blood-sharing greatly improves each bat's chances of survival.
=It turns out that the reason is that blood-sharing greatly improves each bat's chances of survival.

Are the two sentences the same in meaning?

Almost everyone, it seems, wants to know it.
= It seems that almost everyone wants to know it.

Are the two sentences the same in meaning?


What do you native English speakers think?

Thank you so much as usual in advance.
  

Top answer

The meanings of the sentences are not changed by altering the word order.

  • The meanings of the sentences are not changed by altering the word order.
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The meanings of the sentences are not changed by altering the word order.
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Thank you so much and then how about these ones?

Almost everyone, you know, wants to know it.
Almost everyone wants to know it, you know.
You know, almost everyone wants to know it.

= You know that almost everyone wants to know it.

Do they all carry the same meaning?

Almost everyone, I think, wants to know it.
Almost everyone, wants to know it, I thi
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I think they're the same, but the example of "you know" could be misinterpreted as a hesitation or filler since a lot of people say, "You know" when they're thinking or they may say it as a nervous habit.

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