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 #2 (permalink) Sun Mar 05, 2006 11:29 am Thought |
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Hi Kiraely,
In this sentence:
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| I thought possibly we could go out together, tonight |
The first speaker is suggesting to the second speaker that they go out on a date together. I thought possibly means: This might be a good idea, don't you think?
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| #3 (permalink) Sat Oct 10, 2009 15:43 pm I thought we could go out together? |
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| what if I use the word "think" to complete the sentence is it a big mistake? |
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| #4 (permalink) Thu Sep 29, 2011 11:31 am I thought we could go out together? |
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if the sentence concerns present (tonight), why can't it be: I think possibly we could go out together, tonight.?
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| #5 (permalink) Thu Sep 29, 2011 20:33 pm I thought we could go out together? |
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Grammatically, you could use 'think' but it's less polite.
"I thought that...' is more like a suggestion for doing so. The speaker will wait to see what the listener says.
"I think that..." is more one-sided. The speaker appears to not be so interested in what the listener thinks.
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