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If context is vital to determine whether an as-if clause means counfactual things or uncertain things, is the following proper examples? Depending on the context, can you determine what as-if means?
ex1)Uncertainty
At the party : That guy over there looks very intelligent, He's got broad knowledge of medicine and other areas as well, but I don't know what he does. He talks as if he were a doctor......
ex2)Counterfactual
My friend Jim is a swindler, He always lies to girls to allure them, and the best weapon he uses is pretending to be a doctor making lots of money. So whenever he meets with girls, he talks as if he were a doctor....
ex1)Uncertainty
At the party : That guy over there looks very intelligent, He's got broad knowledge of medicine and other areas as well, but I don't know what he does. He talks as if he were a doctor......
ex2)Counterfactual
My friend Jim is a swindler, He always lies to girls to allure them, and the best weapon he uses is pretending to be a doctor making lots of money. So whenever he meets with girls, he talks as if he were a doctor....
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