13:39 Sep 18, 2007 |
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Literature | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Carol Gullidge United Kingdom Local time: 12:30 | ||||||
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5 +1 | yes (see below) |
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4 | until later |
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3 | only after a certain reference point |
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yes (see below) Explanation: that is the meaning, but the original sentence is better! |
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until later Explanation: she did not tell her mother that she did not want the ring until later Similar in meaning to your own suggestion: before that her mother did not tell her that she did not want the ring |
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only after a certain reference point Explanation: the mother told the other about the ring. I wouldn't say they are the same |
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