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 Sun Oct 07, 2007 10:20 am 'Happen to know' vs 'know by chance' |
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What seems to be the problem?
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| Sun Oct 07, 2007 15:58 pm 'Happen to know' vs 'know by chance' |
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I know the correct answer is a, because is the only option with the auxiliary verb do. Although i don't know what the expression "happen to know" means
Can you explain me?
I learned to ask: Could you tell me...? Do you know...? but not this option showed here
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| Sun Oct 07, 2007 16:51 pm 'Happen to know' vs 'know by chance' |
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| Forastero wrote: | I know the correct answer is a, because is the only option with the auxiliary verb do. Although i don't know what the expression "happen to know" means
Can you explain this to me?
I learned to ask: Could you tell me...? Do you know...? but not this option showed here |
"Happen to know" basically means "know by chance".
You could rephrase the sentence this way:
"Do you by any chance know where the subway station is?"
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| Sun Oct 07, 2007 17:15 pm 'Happen to know' vs 'know by chance' |
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Oh, thanks a lot Amy. It's a very useful courtesy form. In spanish it's very common: "por casualidad" and I didn't know how to say it in english
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