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Contraposition Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

You couldn't have timed it better

What does 'you couldn't have timed it better' mean?

'I hope we're not too early.'
'You couldn't have timed it better!'

And, in the first speech, does 'we' include the second speaker?
  

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You arrived at just the right time. contraposition And, in the first speech, does 'we' include the second speaker? You mean does it include the person who says "You couldn't have timed it better"?

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  • You arrived at just the right time.
  • contraposition And, in the first speech, does 'we' include the second speaker?
  • You mean does it include the person who says "You couldn't have timed it better"?
  • Unless it's a very unusual context, no.
  • In the normal interpretation the second person's "you" is the first person's "we".
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You arrived at just the right time.
contrapositionAnd, in the first speech, does 'we' include the second speaker?
You mean does it include the person who says "You couldn't have timed it better"? Unless it's a very unusual context, no. In the normal interpretation the second person's "you" is the first person's "we".
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