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Chan-Seung Lee

Joined: 03 Dec 2005
Posts: 1032

Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 5:44 pm Post subject: understandable

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1.While they may have a hard time relating to other political issues, mad cow disease and its dangers may be more understandable to them.
2.It is understandable that parents are angry, and looking for someone to blame.
3.It is understandable to me that parents are angry, and looking for someone to blame.

I saw #1 and #2 in an newspaper and a dictionary each.
Now I wonder if #2 could be changed to #3 as the same meaning.
Could you solve my wondering? (Could you solve my wonder? :Which one is correct?)

Thanks.

pugachevV

Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Posts: 2295

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 11:57 am Post subject:

You can say, "Can you solve my wondering?" I think it is acceptable, but unusual. It may even be considered a slightly humorous wordplay.

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