Alex+ Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary
want / mean
0 1. "Sorry. I didn't mean to push you." 02 br
00 2. "Sorry. I didn't want to push you." 02 br
00 Which sentence is more common? What's the difference in the meaning of "mean" and "want" in this situation? 0-
00 2. "Sorry. I didn't want to push you." 02 br
00 Which sentence is more common? What's the difference in the meaning of "mean" and "want" in this situation? 0-
Top answer
0 The first is more common. I didn't intend to push you. It was an accident.
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0 The first is more common. I didn't intend to push you. It was an accident. (There was no volition involved.) 02 br
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01 i 01 u 00 I didn't want to 02 u 02 i 00 suggests there may have been some mental process involved. That is, you left me no choice, so I had to push you. I would have preferred not to have to do it. 0-
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01 i 01 u 00 I didn't want to 02 u 02 i 00 suggests there may have been some mental process involved. That is, you left me no choice, so I had to push you. I would have preferred not to have to do it. 0-
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