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Chan-Seung Lee

Joined: 03 Dec 2005
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Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 4:18 pm Post subject: could that

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My publisher friend gave in to a sudden impulse. �Could that possibly be Suzanne Malcolm you�re talking to?� he asked. Astonishingly, it was. My friend took down her telephone number and also asked her to call me.

1. What does 'that' mean?

2. Can I replace 'Could that possibly be Suzanne Malcolm you're talking to?' with 'Could that who you're talking to possible be Suzanne Malcolm?'?

Thanks.

Lorikeet

Joined: 08 Oct 2005
Posts: 1877
Location: San Francisco

Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 4:29 pm Post subject: Re: could that

Chan-Seung Lee wrote:

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1. What does 'that' mean?

2. Can I replace 'Could that possibly be Suzanne Malcolm you're talking to?' with 'Could that who you're talking to possible be Suzanne Malcolm?'?

Thanks.

It seems "that" means the person you are talking to.

Could the person who you're talking to possibly be Suzanne Malcolm? (or that, or whom, or to whom, depending on formality)

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