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doggone World Chat Champion
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Posted: 15:03 - 02 Jan 2023 Post subject: English |
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"I never said she stole your money."
How many ways can that sentence be interpreted? And I don't mean by adding punctuation, as it stands, there, in black and white.
The answer is seven ways,
1. [I] never said she stole your money. (Someone else did)
2. I [never] said she stole your money. (never said that)
3. I never [said] she stole your money. (implied it in some other way)
4. I never said [she] stole your money. (she didn’t, someone else did)
5. I never said she [stole] your money. (maybe she borrowed it)
6. I never said she stole [your] money. (the money wasn’t yours)
7. I never said she stole your [money]. (she stole something else.) |
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hellkat Super Spammer
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Posted: 17:59 - 02 Jan 2023 Post subject: |
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I only told him that I loved him. (I didn't ask for him to tell me the same)
I told only him that I loved him. (I'm not going around town telling this to all the men)
I told him only that I loved him. (I did not tell him the combination to the safe)
I told him that only I loved him. (Applies only to my teddy bear)
I told him that I only loved him. (But I did not actually like him)
I told him that I loved only him. (No man could ask for a more devoted sidekick)
I told him that I loved him only. (Note to self: not sure how these last two are different ... )
I've actually given up telling blokes that I love them I seem incapable any more. Affection, yes. Love: No - sad but true.
Don't repress your emotions too much kiddies, because eventually if you keep pushing them away, they'll disappear for good.
I never stole his money! (but I know who did)
I never stole his money! (but I stole his best woolly fishing jumper)
I never stole his money! He gave me some money and I spent it on things he did not like.
I never stole his money! I may have cleared out the collection plate in church, but ...
I never stole his money! The keys to his car may have accidentally fallen into my handbag but I didnt steal any money from that man. ____________________ Not nearly as interesting in real life. |
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hellkat Super Spammer
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Posted: 18:05 - 02 Jan 2023 Post subject: |
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I like this game ____________________ Not nearly as interesting in real life. |
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Easy-X Super Spammer
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 1 year, 157 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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