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  1. 10-Nov-2003, 19:36 #1
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    Default meaning of a sentence

    I a brazilian student and I don't know the meaning of the sentence "How has it come to that?"[/b]
  2. 11-Nov-2003, 22:27 #2
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    Context is always useful, but it is highly probable that that means how did it get to be that way.

    Does that help?

    :)
  3. 11-Nov-2003, 23:28 #3
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    It suggests that something has gone wrong and the speaker finds it hard to believe that the situation has gone this wrong.
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    It's a lament.
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