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28 Aug 2015
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Korean
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Were you aware of raining a little while ago? Does this sound natural?
Were you aware of raining a little while ago? Does this sound natural?
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A little unnatural
"Were you aware that it was raining a little while ago?" is more natural, but "aware" sounds a bit weird to me (but I don't think it's a problem if you use it because the meaning is the same). I would say, "Did you realise/notice that it was raining a little while ago?"
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