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Doctor Livingstone, I presume?
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Eimai_Anglos  #114661  Sat, 02 Jul 05 04:49 PM
"Presume" has added connotations of "being bold" or of "taking a liberty". It's not the best word to use in this context. "Assume" is better because Stanley knew darn well whom he was addressing.
  
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pieanne  #114664  Sat, 02 Jul 05 05:01 PM
Well, we can't re-write history, can we?  Smile [:)]
  
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Anonymous  #114720  Sat, 02 Jul 05 06:45 PM

Hai!

That was a very difficult journey taken by the jounalist to meet Dr.Livingstone.He was not sure weather he would meet him or not.When Stanley first saw him he was really very happy and felt like running towards him and jumping in joy in front of him.But, he didn't express his feelings and just asked "Dr.Livingstone, I presume?".
  
Eimai_Anglos  #115045  Sun, 03 Jul 05 08:48 PM
QUOTE: He was not sure weather ...

Hello, anonymous. You must be English. (grin)

Only an Englishman would write "weather" instead of "whether"!
  
MrPedantic  #115372  Tue, 05 Jul 05 12:39 AM

Presumably Stanley was a humorist.

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Anonymous  #115681  Tue, 05 Jul 05 10:43 PM

hi.

i think its means... to be cosider.

but m not native speaker
  
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