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Taka Posted 12 years ago
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Where
Where it gets interesting is when things go wrong.
Where it would get interesting is if I found out about it the next day.
If both "where" and "is" above were omitted, would it still make the same sense?
Where it would get interesting is if I found out about it the next day.
If both "where" and "is" above were omitted, would it still make the same sense?
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Taka If both "where" and "is" above were omitted, would it still make the same sense? Yes, the same meaning, but a different tone.
- Taka If both "where" and "is" above were omitted, would it still make the same sense?
- Yes, the same meaning, but a different tone.
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TakaIf both "where" and "is" above were omitted, would it still make the same sense?Yes, the same meaning, but a different tone.
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A different tone.
Could you tell me a little bit more about the difference in tone? How different is it?
Could you tell me a little bit more about the difference in tone? How different is it?
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The fuller versions point with more emphasis to the interesting part.
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In that respect, plus from a structural point of view, roughly speaking, isn't it a bit close to cleft sentences?
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Good.
And the last question. If the when/if-clause and the where-clause were reversed as these, would they still work?
When things go wrong is where it gets interesting
If I found out about it the next day is where it would get interesting
And the last question. If the when/if-clause and the where-clause were reversed as these, would they still work?
When things go wrong is where it gets interesting
If I found out about it the next day is where it would get interesting
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Those seem more awkward to me but possible enough as utterances.
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