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- Original-From: Ken Wolman <mhwpa!ktw>
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- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 13:57:42 EST
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- From: ktw@MHWPA.ATT.COM
- Subject: Re: Gleanings (76
- In-Reply-To: <no.id>; from "Judith E. Schrier" at Jan 25, 93 1:37 pm
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- > >> Are the following sentences exactly the same in meaning?
- > >> If not, how different are they from each other?
- > >> 1) How much do you spend a week?
- > >> 2) How much do you spend per week?
- > >> 3) How much do you spend in a week?
- > >> 4) How much a week do you spend?
- > >> 5) How much do you spend every week?
- > >> 6) How much do you spend each week?
- > >
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- > To me, they all *mean* the same, but number 4 sounds
- > awkward, and unlikely to be used by that mythical
- > "native speaker" (e.g., me).
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- Native speaker? That this is? Do off the boat think you just I got??
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- Ekn
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