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He insisted he saw the accident vs he insisted he had seen the accident

Is there any difference? As a non-native speaker, I sometimes have difficulty understanding the tenses. It seems to me that both are right.
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difference between more than and rather than

Could anyone tell me the shades of meaning? …
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"That sounds great" vs "It sounds great" [closed]

Is there any difference between two sentences? For example, let's say a friend of mine says: How about going to the movies? I would say: That sounds great. or It soun …
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in five years vs after five years [duplicate]

In five years he will come back. After five years he will come back. As a non-native speaker, these two sentences are grammatically right for me. But semantically speaking, I think the …
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difference between "American" and "an American" [closed]

When I ask someone's nationality, he or she answers "I am American or I am an American. I think both are right for me. Could anyone tell me which one is better ?
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The door was opened vs The door was open [duplicate]

What's the difference? I think these two sentences seems slightly different. But I don't know the exact difference. Could anybody explain the difference to me?
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shocking to me vs shocking for me [duplicate]

The news is shocking to me. vs The news is shocking for me. and For me, the cooking style is useless vs To me, the cooking style is useless. I think these two sentences are exa …
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can't vs be not able to vs be unable to [duplicate]

I can't swim here. I am not able to swim here. I am unable to swim here. I think these three sentences seem exactly simlilar. Is there any difference?
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"We'll have rainy day today" vs "It is going to rain today" [closed]

I usually say, "it's raining today" when it is raining outside. When should I use the expression, "We'll have a rainy day today" instead of "It's going to rain today"? Could anybody tell me the diff …
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"A man with pride" vs. "a man of pride"

Which one has the meaning closer to "a man who has pride"? …
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tired of vs tired from

He is tired of that work vs. He is tired from that work. I think the two sentences are almost the same. If there is any difference, could anyone explain?
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"I had chicken for dinner" vs "I ate chicken for dinner"

I had chicken for dinner. I ate chicken for dinner. Is there any difference? Could anyone tell me the difference? Probably state vs action? Which one is more colloquial?
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"Satisfied with" vs. "satisfied by" vs. "satisfied in"

He was satisfied with his test result. He was satisfied by his test result. He ws satisfied in his test result. Is there any difference between these?
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