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Rpsh Posted 12 years ago
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Why else wouldn’t he call?
Why else wouldn’t he call?
This sentence makes me very strange. If this was a correct sentence, I think the word "else" is a adverbial here. But, what's the exact meaning of this sentence?
This sentence makes me very strange. If this was a correct sentence, I think the word "else" is a adverbial here. But, what's the exact meaning of this sentence?
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" - with the sense it will be hard to find an alternative reason for his not calling. Presumably they were waiting for a phone call that never came. d
- " - with the sense it will be hard to find an alternative reason for his not calling.
- Presumably they were waiting for a phone call that never came.
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It means "can you suggest any other reason he would not call?" - with the sense it will be hard to find an alternative reason for his not calling.
Presumably they were waiting for a phone call that never came.
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Presumably they were waiting for a phone call that never came.
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Got it. It seems like the patter of "what else". I just never saw such kind of collocation before.
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rpshThis sentence makes me very strange.No, it doesn't! It makes you feel very strange.
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