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bhikkhu1991  #511547  Fri, 09 May 08 09:32 AM

An idiom:

Sentence A. It takes all sorts ( to make a world)( saying ) used to say that you think somebody's behaviour is very

strange or unusual but that everyone is different and likes different things.   ( Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [ 7th edition] ).

 

Hello Grammar Teacher/Teachers,

I have doubt about how Sentence A was formed.

Could you help me to break down Sentence A into at least two sentences for easy understanding ?

Thank you.

With best wishes.

  
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Mister Micawber  #511551  Fri, 09 May 08 09:43 AM
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 'It takes all sorts to make a world' is a saying.  It is used to say that you think somebody's behaviour is very strange or unusual, but that everyone is different and likes different things.
  
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bhikkhu1991  #511592  Fri, 09 May 08 11:55 AM

Hello Mister Micawber,

I would like to thank you very much for your clarification. However, I still have doubt about the sentences.

Could you break down the second sentence into further sentences for easy understanding ?

' It takes all sorts to make a world ' is a saying. It is used to say that you think somebody's behaviour is very strange or unusual, but that everyone is different and likes different things.

Thank you.

With best wishes. 

  
Mister Micawber  #511615  Fri, 09 May 08 01:03 PM
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' It takes all sorts to make a world ' is a saying.
It means that you think somebody's behavior is very strange or unusual.
It also means that everyone is different and likes different things.
  
bhikkhu1991  #512365  Sun, 11 May 08 11:23 AM

Hello Mister Micawber,

I would like to thank you very much for your clarification. However, I have found that CalifJim' s explanation

was different from yours.CalifJim's explanation was as follows :

CalifJim  #510623  Wed, 07 May 08 04:07 AM
... used to say

 

that you think --

1.  (that) [somebody's behaviour is very strange or unusual]

but (you also think) --

2.  that [everyone is different and likes different things].

Some grammarians call that a complementizer.  It turns a sentence into the complement of a verb.

CJ

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    1. Could you tell me what is the current standard practice of this subject on ' ...that...but that...' ?

    2. Could you tell me which book/source or books/sources I can read up on this subject of ' ...that...but that... '  ?

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    Mister Micawber  #512375  Sun, 11 May 08 11:43 AM
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    There is no conflict between what Jim and I have said.  We are simply viewing the utterance from different angles.
      
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