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28 Dec 2014
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Can you explain the grammatical structure of "or she supposed executrix"?
she, Oedipa, had been named executor, or she supposed executrix, of the estate of one Pierce Inverarity,
Can you explain the grammatical structure of "or she supposed executrix"?
she, Oedipa, had been named executor, or she supposed executrix, of the estate of one Pierce Inverarity,
she, Oedipa, had been named executor, or she supposed executrix, of the estate of one Pierce Inverarity,
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- English (US)
"Supposed" is probably she most likely preferred executrix over executor. Is this a story from a book?
- English (US)
So, the people call her executor but she would like to be called executrix, or maybe this has a completely different meaning.
- Japanese
If you leave out "she" or replace it with "her", I'd understand.
It's from a novel.
It's from a novel.
- English (US)
- Japanese
Not from yours. I just spoke to myself. Do you think that's grammatically normal?
- English (US)
"Not from yours, it's that I was thinking to myself." This what you wanted me to correct?
- Japanese
Your mean I should've said like that? Don't you happen to normally say as I constructed the sentence such as "speak to myself"?
- English (US)
Spoke can be used in speaking aloud.
A:"Oh, what where you saying?"
B:"Nothing I just thought out loud."
"I spoke to myself." Is you thinking aloud and not talking to anyone else. Unless you are trying to get an idea across.
- Japanese
- English (US)
You are correct if we where next to each other, it's just writing it would be another way.
- Japanese
I see. It might be that my way of saying was not good in the context.
- English (US)
You write english well, it is just the sayings and small grammar points that get everyone no matter what language we study.
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