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On (08 Aug 05) Cindy Haglund wrote to all...
CH> George had the example of "Didn't you go to the theature'?
CH>
CH> Now to look at that you might think "didn't' would mean a negative.
CH> But the person being asked, said Yes... and so the first person asks"
CH> how was the show?
My example was in Japanese, in which it makes sense the way I explained
it, but when you translate literally to English, it doesnt make the same
sense -- that was the context of my point.
Because I care,
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