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#2 (permalink) Sat Jul 11, 2009 0:43 am we came back to believing |
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It seems to mean that they believed, and then they did not believe, and then they believed again. I don't see it as parenthetical to the text. _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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Mister Micawber Language Coach
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#3 (permalink) Sat Jul 11, 2009 2:08 am we came back to believing |
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Clunker New Member
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#4 (permalink) Sat Jul 11, 2009 9:33 am we came back to believing |
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| Mister Micawber wrote: |
| It seems to mean that they believed, and then they did not believe, and then they believed again. I don't see it as parenthetical to the text. |
I just want to learn that is such a clause commonly used or necessary to be used to express the concept of what the author means?
I am asking this question since this is the first I have ever run across such a clause or phrase.
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Emir You can meet me at english-test.net
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#5 (permalink) Sat Jul 11, 2009 14:00 pm we came back to believing |
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Yes, Emir, the phrase is part and parcel of the utterance, to my mind. It defines how they approached their core activity. Grammatically, of course, you can remove the part you are talking about, but then the text says less. _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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