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fw
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 Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 6:34 am Post subject: What is the difference? |
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Hello, everyone.
What difference in nuance do you feel between (1) and (2)?
１． I'm happy to find a cheap flat-panel monitor.
２． I'm happy to have found a cheap flat-panel monitor.
Any comment would be appreciated.
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dabro
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| Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 6:50 am Post subject: Difference? |
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Hello, FW.
In my opinion, there's no difference. Both forms are acceptable.
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fw
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| Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 4:56 pm Post subject: What is the differrence? |
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Thank you, David.
Then, do I understand "I am happy to see you." can be paraphrased into "I am happy because I (am able to) see you." or something like "I am happy because I have seen you."?
Are both acceptable an is there no differnce between the two?
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dabro
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They're essentially the same, but "I am (I'm) happy to see you." is a commonly used collocation (set phrase).
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