 Re: many
I think that right from the start I have not expressed myself clearly:
In:
3a-"There are a lot of things that happened that night that I don' t remember."
It is not clear whether I do remember many things or not. We just know that I have forgotten a lot of things. There are a lot of things I DON't remember, but may-be there are a lot of OTHER things that I do remember.
Now, does
3-"I don't remember a lot of things that happened that night."
mean the exact same thing? Could I remember a lot of OTHER things?
I have the same question about all these sentences:
A-I don't know a lot of things about her. (could I know at the same time a lot of other things about her. It seems to me that the answer is no)
B-I don't remember many things that happened that night. (could I remember many other things that happened that night?)
C-I don't remember a lot of things that happened that night. (could I remember a lot of other things?) |