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Alc24 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Whats the difference/What does it matter
how do you continue the phrase Whats the difference?
1 Whats the difference if I go or not.
2 Whats the difference what I do with my time/where I go.
Do the above sentence mean :
1 What do you care where I go.
2 What does it matter where I go.
3 What does where I go matter.
Thanks
1 Whats the difference if I go or not.
2 Whats the difference what I do with my time/where I go.
Do the above sentence mean :
1 What do you care where I go.
2 What does it matter where I go.
3 What does where I go matter.
Thanks
Top answer
Your three interpretations are correct. However, I don't like sentence #2 because it doesn't offer the two choices that #1 does offer. It's probably quite common in everyday speech, but I still don't like it.
- Your three interpretations are correct.
- However, I don't like sentence #2 because it doesn't offer the two choices that #1 does offer.
- It's probably quite common in everyday speech, but I still don't like it.
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Your three interpretations are correct.
However, I don't like sentence #2 because it doesn't offer the two choices that #1 does offer. It's probably quite common in everyday speech, but I still don't like it. ['Difference' implies at least 2 options.]
However, I don't like sentence #2 because it doesn't offer the two choices that #1 does offer. It's probably quite common in everyday speech, but I still don't like it. ['Difference' implies at least 2 options.]
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