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Magic-dragon Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
We could not choose but keep waiting.
I'd be happy if someone would answer my questions. Thanks in advance.
Are the following 2 sentences the same in meaning?
A: We could not choose but keep waiting.
B: We had to keep waiting.
Are the following 2 sentences the same in meaning?
A: We could not choose but keep waiting.
B: We had to keep waiting.
Top answer
Practically same, but: A: We had no choice but to keep waiting. emphasizes the absence of a choice in the matter.
- Practically same, but: A: We had no choice but to keep waiting.
- emphasizes the absence of a choice in the matter.
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Practically same, but:
A: We had no choice but to keep waiting.
emphasizes the absence of a choice in the matter.
A: We had no choice but to keep waiting.
emphasizes the absence of a choice in the matter.
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Marius HancuPractically same, but:
A: We had no choice but to keep waiting.
emphasizes the absence of a choice in the matter.
Hi, Marius. Thank you for your answer.
But how about "We couldn't help keeping waiting."?
Is It also practically same as A / B?
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That version is extremely awkward, if not actually ungrammatical. We couldn't help but to keep waiting.
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