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Eddie Kal
Eddie Kal
07:24
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Q: How to understand the structure "had to have done"?

Phantom wager wallow gilt opusFrom TED (Start from 1:42: But novel, the second thing, is that nobody had to have said it. How to understand the structure "had to have done"? I think it sounds better to me without the "had to" : but novel, the second thing, is that nobody had said it.

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SmokeDetector
SmokeDetector
09:29
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Link at end of answer (61): Is there a shorter name for "chest of drawers"? by Jack Astbury-Crimes on ell.SE
 
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SmokeDetector
SmokeDetector
19:04
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Mostly punctuation marks in answer (36): Why is the apostrophe put before Atta boy? by user129107 on ell.SE
Bigfoot Adam
Bigfoot Adam
19:16
Is it "masters in business administration" or "Master in business administration" ?
 
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Eddie Kal
Eddie Kal
21:07
@BigfootAdam Chat is not a place to ask questions that you can ask on the main site.
AIQ
AIQ
22:01
@EddieKal That question will probably get many downvotes in the main site ... or would get closed ...
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how have you been?
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long timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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