
Originally Posted by
sumon.
Hi Mr. Raymott;
What do you mean by the sentence marked by quote?
I used the quotes in an attempt to make the meaning simpler. They're not necessary.
"You can't just "not know" someone one minute, and 'know" them the next." = "A person cannot be unknown by you one minute and be known by you in the next minute."
My point was that it takes some time to get to know someone - and my comment applies to this meaning of "know". "Know" is a difficult word in English.
Using 2 negative forms in the first clues made it to me not understandable.
I'm sorry about that, but if I need two negatives in my sentence to express my meaning, I have to use two negatives. You will eventually need to learn how to read sentences with two negatives. It will usually be the negation of a simlar sentence with one negative.
"Jack: I didn't hear you.
Jane: You're standing right here. You can't have not heard me!" (It's not possible that you did not hear me. You must have heard me.)
Is it possible to use "before" before "one minute"?
Yes, would you like to try it?
Thank you in advance...