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Rhetorical conditional clauses give the appearance of expressing an open condition, but like rhetorical questions, they actually make a strong assertion.
In those if clauses, the semantical force of 'if' is weaker than the rhetorical force.
I hope this helps, Teo.
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Kooyeen wrote: Grammar Geek wrote:
Look for the "proficient speaker" check mark
I actually look for answers from people I know I can trust... and they are all native speakers, by the way.
Another one of your tactless remarks, young boy.
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Somethig else:
Svartvik is a native Swedish man who used to be a professor in the same university as that in which my younger sister is a student now (Lund, Sverige). He was the (co-)author of many authoritative English grammar books, like CGEL - The Bible of the English grammar . There are...
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Hi guys
I know I should not interfere with other people's businesses, just like you should not discuss irrelevant matters in a grammar forum. Still I would like to have a say in the matter at hand, here.
Liat wrote:
A non-native speaker shouldn't say I've heard people use 'most fair' and...
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delusion= irrationally held belief or opinion that is transparently ridiculous
delusion without hallucination = held belief not based on optical illusions
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MrPedantic wrote:
I was probably the only normal b'stard in the whole place – and that isn't saying much.
Q: Why isn't it "saying much", to say "I was probably the only normal b'stard in the whole place"?
A: —
What answer would you give to this question?
MrP
My 2 cents':
Q: I...
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Zinedine' wife versus Materazzi's at a beauty contest:
http://www.videoplayer.hu/videos/play/15
more ZZ:
http://www.videoplayer.hu/videos/play/6098
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Hello
It is a more effective method.
It is an effective method.
what is the difference in meaning between the two sentences.
Effective means producing the desired result.
But what does more effective mean? Producing more the desired result? Producing more? something either produces the...
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hello Liat,
Both safe and safely work.
He arrived safe -- safe is a subject comlement
He arrived safely -- safely, an adv, modifies arrived,
Thanks, anyway
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In general, crystallography yields the position of most atoms to within a few tenths of an Ångström, a resolution matched by few other methods.
Hello
I have two questions related to the above sentence:
what does yields mean?
what is the function of to; yields to? yields to what?
Thanks
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