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  1. 17-Dec-2011, 05:20 #1
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    Default it is not like anyone can

    1-It is not like anyone can go there.

    Can't this sentence have two meanings:

    a-It is not like just anyone can go there. Only some people can.
    b-Nobody can go there.
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    Default Re: it is not like anyone can

    Your two interpretations are possible.
    Quote Originally Posted by navi tasan View Post
    a-It is not like just anyone can go there. Only some people can.
    'Anyone' would be stressed in speech in the original.
     b-Nobody can go there.
    'Anyone' would not be stressed.
    I, personally, would use 'as if/though' rather than 'like'.
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