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Member
- Joined
- Jul 27, 2004
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- French
- Home Country
- France
- Current Location
- United States
a. She didn't know that I had talked to some of her friends.
b. She didn't know that I had talked to certain of her friends.
If I say
c. There were some/certain of her friends that she didn't know I had talked to.
The assumption would be that she knew that I had talked to some/certain other friends of hers.
(a) and (b) could always be used if she didn't know I had talked to any of her friends, but could they be used if she knew I had talked to some/certain other friends of hers.
b. She didn't know that I had talked to certain of her friends.
If I say
c. There were some/certain of her friends that she didn't know I had talked to.
The assumption would be that she knew that I had talked to some/certain other friends of hers.
(a) and (b) could always be used if she didn't know I had talked to any of her friends, but could they be used if she knew I had talked to some/certain other friends of hers.