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Taka Posted 18 years ago
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In the last decades of the eighteenth century, and in the hald of the nineteenth century, a large number of words, which are now of capital importance, came for the first time into common English use, or where they had already been generally used in the language, acuquired new and important meanings.
About the 'where' above, does it imply places or cases?
About the 'where' above, does it imply places or cases?
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Cases . Places is unlikely, since the sentence says 'generally used'.
- Cases .
- Places is unlikely, since the sentence says 'generally used'.
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Cases. Places is unlikely, since the sentence says 'generally used'.
Cases. Places is unlikely, since the sentence says 'generally used'.
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Mister Micawber.Certain words are used in general in certain places. Doesn't it make sense?
Cases. Places is unlikely, since the sentence says 'generally used'.
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I read it as:
In the last decades of the eighteenth century, and in the first half of the nineteenth century, a large number of words, which are now of capital importance, came for the first time into common English use, or in case they that/in the situation that they had already been generally used in the language, acquired new and important meanings.
In the last decades of the eighteenth century, and in the first half of the nineteenth century, a large number of words, which are now of capital importance, came for the first time into common English use, or in case they that/in the situation that they had already been generally used in the language, acquired new and important meanings.
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Certain words are used in general in certain places
Even if it's 'in general', is it still that odd?Yes, it still seems semantically odd to me, Taka-- I can't calibrate the 'certain' with the 'general' clearly.
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Allow me to pick up this old topic again.
In the last decades of the eighteenth century, and in the half of the nineteenth century, a large number of words, which are now of capital importance, came for the first time into common English use, or where they had already been generally used in the language, acuquired new and important meanings.
Now I have a question a
In the last decades of the eighteenth century, and in the half of the nineteenth century, a large number of words, which are now of capital importance, came for the first time into common English use, or where they had already been generally used in the language, acuquired new and important meanings.
Now I have a question a
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I've found the last question of this old thread unanswered.
Does anybody have an answer to it?
Does anybody have an answer to it?
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