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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
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Why does he want to prove others wrong?

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0 Yes, it seems fine. 01font 01b 01i 00"others"02i 02b 02font 00 would mean "most people in general" in this case. 12b 12font 12br 12blockquote 10 0-

— Alc07

  • 0 Yes, it seems fine.
  • 01font 01b 01i 00"others"02i 02b 02font 00 would mean "most people in general" in this case.
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0 Yes, it seems fine. 01font01b01i00"others"02i02b02font00 would mean "most people in general" in this case. 01font02font01blockquote
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0 I agree with Alc07. The first one "he wants to prove others wrong" sound like a habitual action. The second one "he wants to prove (that) the other are wrong" means in this particular case. Philip' other suggestion seems more like the second than the first, but you could possibly see it as habitual as well. 0-
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0No, it's fine. "Others" just mean "other people."02br
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00You could say "Why does he have to prove others' opinions to be wrong?"0-
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