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mm - 22 Jun 2009 17:32 GMT

How do you feel about
"Any other extension would have worked too, because I tried other
files with other extensios."

Of course that is not the reason. The second clause is the reason why
*I know* the first clause is true.

I've never made this mistake before. How much does it bother other
people?

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Hatunen - 22 Jun 2009 18:10 GMT

>How do you feel about
>"Any other extension would have worked too, because I tried other
>files with other extensios."
>
>Of course that is not the reason. The second clause is the reason why
>*I know* the first clause is true.

Logically, the second clause does not "prove" the first unless
you've tried every possible extension.

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Robert Lieblich - 23 Jun 2009 01:31 GMT

> >How do you feel about
> >"Any other extension would have worked too, because I tried other
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> Logically, the second clause does not "prove" the first unless
> you've tried every possible extension.

Quite so. The introductory phrase should be more like "I think" or "I
believe." In speech, such phrases are frequently omitted, the
expectation being that the other person will understand what is meant
without such help.

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Ian Noble - 02 Jul 2009 16:52 GMT

>> >How do you feel about
>> >"Any other extension would have worked too, because I tried other
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
>expectation being that the other person will understand what is meant
>without such help.

"Other extensions would have worked too."

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(BrE: Yorks., Hants.)

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