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Old 16-Jul-2004, 08:16
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Input: I woke up (just now).
Pronoun replacement: You woke up (just now)
DO-Insertion: DO you woke up (just now)?
Tense change: Did you wake up (just now)?
Output: Did you wake up (just now)?
Yeah, what you say

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Sorry. What do you mean? :D
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This means it's too complicated for me so I cannot even paraphrase. Don't re-explain it, that was tongue in cheek (as I failed to mimic your breakdown-explanation in the first place).

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Thanks for the explanation, Ms. Cas :D Thanks to both of you(Cas and Francois), it's all clear now :wink:
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Thanks for the explanation, Ms. Cas :D Thanks to both of you(Cas and Francois), it's all clear now :wink:
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This means it's too complicated for me so I cannot even paraphrase. Don't re-explain it, that was tongue in cheek (as I failed to mimic your breakdown-explanation in the first place).

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I see.

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