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Confusion with 3 forms of the same sentence
I've a doubt about the formation of a sentence. There are 3 forms of the same sentence which I'm confused with.
This is your plan which is what I'm a part of.
This is your plan which is I'm a ...
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“Not possible” and “Impossible”
When we say,
It is not fair.
or
It is unfair.
I'm not sure enough to say whether both of the sentences have the same meaning or not though superficially, there is no difference between ...
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Can or can’t the Three Mile Island meltdown be described as a farce in “tragedy / farce” rhetoric?
There was the following sentence in the Time Magazine article (Mar. 25, 2011) titled “The Real Cost of U.S. Nuclear Power.”:
“When Karl Marx wrote that history unfolds first as tragedy, then as ...
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“Nothing to tell” versus “nothing to say”
There's nothing to tell.
There's nothing to say.
Can anyone explain the difference between those two statements and give some examples on how they should be used? I think I do have a basic ...
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How can I phrase a question about a theoretical event in the past, which cannot happen anymore?
I'll try to give some specific examples, as this one is rather difficult to explain.
Example 1: Imagine you have been attending a kindergarten in Canada. Now you are 30 years old, so you won't go to ...
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What's different between the two sentences?
Hey,
I'm watching a TV show, and there's a sentence:
I knew giving you that book was gonna come back and bite me in the ass.
Can I change it to:
I know gave you that book was gonna come back ...
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What's the difference between these sentences?
What's the difference between
I'm going to eat my lunch
and
I have to go for my lunch
and where can I use these sentences?
