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08-Jan-2007, 15:36
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| |  some girls went on a picnic
Some girls went on some picnics
Some girls went on a picnic.
What is the difference in the mening of the above sentences? |
08-Jan-2007, 16:34
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| | Re: some girls went on a picnic
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Originally Posted by user_gary  Some girls went on some picnics
Some girls went on a picnic.
What is the difference in the mening of the above sentences? | You can't say "Some girls went on some picnics." It's incorrect.
The second one is acceptable.  |
08-Jan-2007, 17:18
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| | Re: some girls went on a picnic
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Originally Posted by Harry Smith You can't say "Some girls went on some picnics." It's incorrect.
The second one is acceptable. | Both ar correct
Sorry Harry |
08-Jan-2007, 17:44
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| | Re: some girls went on a picnic
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Originally Posted by svartnik Both ar correct
Sorry Harry | That's what I think as well! Some picnic sounds like an informal expression, but what does it mean exactly? |
08-Jan-2007, 18:06
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Originally Posted by svartnik Both ar correct
Sorry Harry | I can agree with you if you explain the meaning of "Some girls went on some picnics". |
08-Jan-2007, 18:14
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Originally Posted by Harry Smith I can agree with you if you explain the meaning of "Some girls went on some picnics". | Very simple, Harry.
There very some girls and there were some picnics held.
There was at least one girl at each picnic. |
08-Jan-2007, 18:24
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Originally Posted by svartnik Very simple, Harry.
There very some girls and there were some picnics held.
There was at least one girl at each picnic. | Dear Svartnik!
You are trying to make your sentences grammatically correct. Even if it is grammatically correct it doesn't sound English. "Some" is not always two or three, it can have a different meaning too.  |
08-Jan-2007, 18:35
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Originally Posted by Harry Smith Dear Svartnik!
You are trying to make your sentences grammatically correct. Even if it is grammatically correct it doesn't sound English. "Some" is not always two or three, it can have a different meaning too. | Do you mean, 'even it is semantically correct'?
Potsemu tu ne ponimaesh? |
08-Jan-2007, 18:40
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Originally Posted by svartnik Do you mean, 'even it is semantically correct'?
Potsemu tu ne ponimaesh? | Because these two sentences have the same meaning. Some girls went on a picnic (some picnics). |
08-Jan-2007, 18:48
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Originally Posted by Harry Smith Because these two sentences have the same meaning. Some girls went on a picnic (some picnics). | Which 2? | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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