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Expression: everyone knew it except those who soon found it out



 
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'hit him on the head' vs. 'hit him over the head' | Grammar Question: Meaning of "would have"
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Expression: everyone knew it except those who soon found it out Tue Jun 05, 2007 3:47 am  Expression: everyone knew it except those who soon found it out		  
Hi,

Could you help me out with:

Quote:
Everyone agreed that Clevinger was certain to go far in the academic world. In short, Clevinger was one of those people with lots of intelligence and no brains, and everyone knew it except those who soon found it out.

What is the point of 'those who soon found it out didn't knew it'?

Thank you very much!

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Expression: everyone knew it except those who soon found it out Tue Jun 05, 2007 4:05 am  Expression: everyone knew it except those who soon found it out		  
It means that it was so obvious that everyone eventually knew it. If a person didn't know that the man was an intellectual with no common sense, there would certainly soon be some event that would show this to them.
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Expression: everyone knew it except those who soon found it out Tue Jun 05, 2007 4:14 am  Expression: everyone knew it except those who soon found it out		  
Now I understand it. Thank you very much, Jamie!
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