A conditional sentence

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Lcchang

#253326 Mon, 07 Aug 06 10:37 AM

If I didn't know better, I'd say we saw different plays.

I know what this sentence means, but can someone translate it in an easier way please? Especially the "if" part.

Lcchang

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Pastsimple

#253329 Mon, 07 Aug 06 10:52 AM

E.g. Our opinions on/interpretations of the play are completely different and it amazes me but I do know (=I have proofs) we saw the same play.

Pastsimple

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Marius Hancu

#253333 Mon, 07 Aug 06 10:57 AM

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know better

Be able to recognize something as wrong or not possible, as in Mary
should know better than to leave her child alone in the house, or Try
to get in without a ticket? You know better than that. [c. 1700]

http://www.answers.com/topic/know-better
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If I didn't know this was impossible, I'd say we saw different plays.
or
It's as if (we two) we saw different plays.

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Joined on Wed, Apr 26 2006

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Lcchang

#253334 Mon, 07 Aug 06 10:57 AM

Thanks for help.

Lcchang

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