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Mr. Tom Posted 12 years ago
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What intrigues me is the thought if you made this chutney.

Hi

Is this sentence completely natural?

What intrigues me is the thought if you made this chutney.

Thanks,

Tom
  

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Mr. Tom Is this sentence completely natural? Nope.

— Mister Micawber

  • Mr.
  • Tom Is this sentence completely natural?
  • Nope.
  • What intrigues me is (the thought) that you made this chutney .
  • I would omit the bracketed.
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Mr. TomIs this sentence completely natural?
Nope.

What intrigues me is (the thought) that you made this chutney.

I would omit the bracketed.
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Thanks, MM.

Are these sentences completely synonymous?

What intrigues me is that you made this chutney.
I wonder if you made this chutney.

Tom
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Mr. TomAre these sentences completely synonymous?What intrigues me is that you made this chutney.I wonder if you made this chutney.
Not at all. Perhaps you mean these instead:

What intrigues me is whether you made this chutney.
I really wonder if you made this chutney.
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Thanks for bearing with me, MM.

One more question.

Why is "weather" OK and "if" is not? I used "if" in my original.

What intrigues me is if you made this chutney.
What intrigues me is whether you made this chutney.

Tom
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Mr. TomWhy is "whether" OK and "if" is not? I used "if" in my original.What intrigues me is if you made this chutney.What intrigues me is whether you made this chutney.
That wasn't your original sentence. This is your original sentence:

What intrigues me is the thought if you made this chutney.

'The thought if' is not pos
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