K keannu VIP Member Joined Dec 27, 2010 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Korean Home Country South Korea Current Location South Korea Feb 1, 2012 #1 Does b always mean prizes by ranking while a means the order of awarding? a)I could have won the first prize b)I could have won first prize.
Does b always mean prizes by ranking while a means the order of awarding? a)I could have won the first prize b)I could have won first prize.
T Tdol No Longer With Us (RIP) Staff member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location Japan Feb 1, 2012 #2 A) could be either IMO- it's another one for the context.
K keannu VIP Member Thread starter Joined Dec 27, 2010 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Korean Home Country South Korea Current Location South Korea Feb 1, 2012 #3 Tdol said: A) could be either IMO- it's another one for the context. Click to expand... I'm sorry I don't get your explanation.
Tdol said: A) could be either IMO- it's another one for the context. Click to expand... I'm sorry I don't get your explanation.
B BobSmith Senior Member Joined Jan 4, 2012 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language English Home Country United States Current Location United States Feb 1, 2012 #4 [not a teacher] Tdol means that one can't tell the meaning, without additional context (information surrounding the statements). To me, I think you are correct, except I would remove "always", because context matters. Last edited: Feb 1, 2012
[not a teacher] Tdol means that one can't tell the meaning, without additional context (information surrounding the statements). To me, I think you are correct, except I would remove "always", because context matters.
