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Listenever Posted 11 years ago
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What's this "that" mean?
At 1:47 into the video, a reporter says:
They say, look, it's really early and all the attention right now has been on the Republicans, that she'll have plenty of time once the attention turns back to her.
Firstly, it sounds like "that" to me. Is it right?
If so, is it common in speech to put "that" like that?
They say, look, it's really early and all the attention right now has been on the Republicans, that she'll have plenty of time once the attention turns back to her.
Firstly, it sounds like "that" to me. Is it right?
If so, is it common in speech to put "that" like that?
Top answer
listenever Firstly, it sounds like "that" to me. Is it right? Yes.
- listenever Firstly, it sounds like "that" to me.
- Is it right?
- Yes.
- listenever If so, is it common in speech to put "that" like that?
- If the speaker is careless, yes.
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listeneverFirstly, it sounds like "that" to me. Is it right?Yes.
listeneverIf so, is it common in speech to put "that" like that?If the speaker is careless, yes. Here is the intended structure:
They say [that], look, it's really early and all the attention right now has been on the Republicans, [and]
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