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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Was/must have been

That was funny.
That must have been funny.

What's the difference between these two? Thanks.
  

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Say you and a friend see a man walk into a road sign. When you finish laughing you say, 'That was funny'. Now suppose a friend tells you that he saw a man walk into a road sign when you weren't with him.

  • Say you and a friend see a man walk into a road sign.
  • When you finish laughing you say, 'That was funny'.
  • Now suppose a friend tells you that he saw a man walk into a road sign when you weren't with him.
  • Then you say 'That must have been funny'.
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Say you and a friend see a man walk into a road sign. When you finish laughing you say, 'That was funny'.

Now suppose a friend tells you that he saw a man walk into a road sign when you weren't with him. Then you say 'That must have been funny'.

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