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"When others say things I think are dumb, why do I always assume they hadn't given that response any thought?"
Can I paraphrase the above sentence as follows?: Sometimes, people say something and I think what they say is a dumb idea. At that time, I don't know why but I always assume that they did not think of it carefully.
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" This sentence is confusing or ambiguous. I most naturally read the first part as meaning that you think that other people say dumb things, but there seems no particular reason why these dumb things should be a "response". It is also possible to interpret the first part as meaning that other people say that you think/believe dumb things.
- " This sentence is confusing or ambiguous.
- I most naturally read the first part as meaning that you think that other people say dumb things, but there seems no particular reason why these dumb things should be a "response".
- It is also possible to interpret the first part as meaning that other people say that you think/believe dumb things.
- This would fit "response" better, but it is (for me) harder to read it this way.
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Snappy"When others say things I think are dumb, why do I always assume they hadn't given that response any thought?"
This sentence is confusing or ambiguous. I most naturally read the first part as meaning that you think that other people say dumb things, but there seems no particular reason why these dumb things should be a "response". It is also possible
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