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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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What's the difference in meaning?
I gave him the key to open the door of our office but he wouldn't.
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I gave him the key to open the door of our office but he didn't.
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I gave him the key to open the door of our office but he didn't.
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In the first, he refused to open the door. In the second, we are told simply that he did not open the door - we don't know why. Perhaps he went off for a coffee and forgot about unlocking the door.
- In the first, he refused to open the door.
- In the second, we are told simply that he did not open the door - we don't know why.
- Perhaps he went off for a coffee and forgot about unlocking the door.
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In the first, he refused to open the door.
In the second, we are told simply that he did not open the door - we don't know why. Perhaps he went off for a coffee and forgot about unlocking the door.
In the second, we are told simply that he did not open the door - we don't know why. Perhaps he went off for a coffee and forgot about unlocking the door.
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