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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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What's the difference
Jack said that he had met Alex the day before yesterday. Vs. Jack said that he had met Alex two days earlier.
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” If you know when he said this, you know what day he had met Alex. If he said it on Monday the 17 th , he met Alex on the 15 th . ” Still on the 15 th .
- ” If you know when he said this, you know what day he had met Alex.
- If he said it on Monday the 17 th , he met Alex on the 15 th .
- ” Still on the 15 th .
- In both cases, if you don’t know when he said this, you don’t know the date he met Alex.
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“Jack said that he had met Alex the day before yesterday.” If you know when he said this, you know what day he had met Alex. If he said it on Monday the 17th, he met Alex on the 15th.
“Jack said that he had met Alex two days earlier.” Still on the 15th.
In both cases, if you don’t know when he said this, you don’t know the date he met Alex.
“Jack said that he had met Alex two days earlier.” Still on the 15th.
In both cases, if you don’t know when he said this, you don’t know the date he met Alex.
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Suppose I met jack on 17th, as you said. Do the both Sentences mean the same?
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You are following a pattern, I see.
You ask "what's the difference?"
I give you the difference, then you ask "are they the same?"
Yes.
You ask "what's the difference?"
I give you the difference, then you ask "are they the same?"
Yes.
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