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Sn2010jl Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
What does "not that I saw" mean?
My advisor sent me an email with a sentence "Not that I saw."
What does this sentence mean? Is it mean I didn't see that?
From the grammar point of view, it seems that this sentence is somehow inversed and some part is omitted. Then what the original form of this sentence should look like? Thanks.
What does this sentence mean? Is it mean I didn't see that?
From the grammar point of view, it seems that this sentence is somehow inversed and some part is omitted. Then what the original form of this sentence should look like? Thanks.
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” It means ‘I did not see any’. It is not missing anything, is generally understood as written. )
- ” It means ‘I did not see any’.
- It is not missing anything, is generally understood as written.
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In response to a question, “Were there any accidents on the highway on your way home?” you might get the response, “Not that I saw.” It means ‘I did not see any’. It is not missing anything, is generally understood as written. (If there were any, I did not see them.)
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It's a fixed expression that is mostly used as the answer to a question.
Consider this example.
Jim: Did Tom smile at Mary in class yesterday?
Fred: Not that I saw.
Fred means
Consider this example.
Jim: Did Tom smile at Mary in class yesterday?
Fred: Not that I saw.
Fred means
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