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Ljswave Posted 13 years ago
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Would you show me what the sentence means?
Would you show me about the difference of meaning between #1 and #2.?
I can't see what "along" means in #1.
#1. I told you all along that I wouldn’t have time to finish it.
#2. I told you all that I wouldn’t have time to finish it.
I can't see what "along" means in #1.
#1. I told you all along that I wouldn’t have time to finish it.
#2. I told you all that I wouldn’t have time to finish it.
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#1. I told you all along that I wouldn’t have time to finish it. "
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- I told you all along that I wouldn’t have time to finish it.
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#1. I told you all along that I wouldn’t have time to finish it.
"all along" is idiomatic, meaning, "from the beginning, every time we talked about this, I have said exactly the same thing."
"all along" is idiomatic, meaning, "from the beginning, every time we talked about this, I have said exactly the same thing."
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ljswaveI told you all along that ...It's not 'you all'; it's 'all along' ~ from the beginning.
There's nothing in the first sentence about telling everybody, but there is in the second sentence.
CJ
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