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a. Under b. Below c. Beneath d. Underneath Which of these necessarily means directly under in such a way that a vertical line can connect the two objects? We do say 'below sea level', but not 'under sea level'. Could one say ' The city was below the hills ' ? Could one say: ' The city was spread ou...

a. I don't know a man who works in your office. Can't this sentence have two different meanings? 1. There is a man who works in your office whom I don't know. 2. It is not true that I know a man who works in your office. I don't know any man who works in your office. ===============================...

a. Not the whole regiment was informed of the plan. Only a few members. b. The whole regiment was not informed of the plan. Only a few members. c. Not the whole pack was stolen. Only two cigarettes. d. The whole pack was not stolen. Only two cigarettes. e. Not the whole building was damaged. Only t...

Thank you so much Tony. I made a mistake when typing (3). A while after posting the question, I came back, reread it, noticed the error and edited it. But it somehow came back again! I suppose I made a mistake when editing it or something. I re-edited it. It should be fine now. My apologies. Please ...

a. He wasn't a man respected but not feared any more.
b. He was no longer a man respected but not feared.

Do these mean

1. He was still respected but now he was feared as well.
2. He was no longer respected but he was now feared.
3. He was now feared but not respected.
?

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a. In the park, I saw a man sitting on a bench and a man running. I greeted the man running. b. In the park, I saw a man sitting on a bench and a man running. I greeted the running man. c. In the park, I greeted a man running. d. In the park, I greeted a running man. Which of the above sentences ar...

Can one say
a. A man and woman were in a coffee shop.
?

Does the sentence imply that they were together?

Does
b. A man and a woman were in a coffee shop,
imply that they were not together?


I think (a) implies they were together, but (b) doesn't imply they weren't.

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a. Has he ever not helped you when you asked him for help? b. Hasn't he ever helped you when you asked him for help? c. Has he not ever helped you when you asked him for help? 1. Have you ever asked him for help and he didn't help you? 2. Have you ever asked him for help and he helped you? It seems...

Can one say a. I want to write about Tom and his family in London. b. I am doing research on Hemingway in Cuba. c. I am writing a paper on Hemingway in the Spanish civil war. ? In (a), I might not even be in London. Maybe Tom and his family stayed in London a long time ago. I want to write about the...

Can one say
a. He hung the his belt over the door knob.
?

Can one say
b. He put his handkerchief over his eye.
if he put his hand on his forehead above his left eye?

Can one say
c.There was a cut over his eye.
if there was a cut above his eye?


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Thank you so much.

But it could mean that, right? We don't know whether the anguish woke me up, or I was awakened by something else. Is that correct?

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a. Yesterday morning, I woke up with a feeling of anguish.

Does that necessarily imply that the anguish woke me up?


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Thank you so much and my apologies!
I am really sorry. I got confused. I thought i hadn't posted the question and posted it a second time.

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Can one say
a. They are teachers more than you are.
?

I would like to see if that would work as a plural form of:
He is more of a teacher than you.

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a. I think John might have stolen money from the till. It could have been other people as well. b. I think John might have stolen money from the till. It could have been other people too. c. I think John might have stolen money from the till. It could have been other people also. Can't these mean t...