qingqing  +  579697 Fri, 24 Oct 08 10:43 AM How about the structure?  "It is simply that..."  Is it an emphatic structure? eg. It is simply that one gets a greater depth of pleasure by visiting and seeing a town with one's own eyes. qingqing Joined on Mon, Jan 10 2005 Full Member 181

	Clive  +  579761 Fri, 24 Oct 08 03:02 PM Hi, How about the structure?  "It is simply that..."  Is it an emphatic structure? eg. It is simply that one gets a greater depth of pleasure by visiting and seeing a town with one's own eyes. You could say that, here, it does indeed add some degree of emphasis. But in other cases, it might not. eg It might just be used to give a simplified explanation of something. Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,663 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo