Hi,
Do you agree that both (2a) and (2b) work in the blank (X)?
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Speaker A: What time will Bill arrive?
Speaker B: (X) -
a. I don’t think until 8:00.
b. Not until 8:00, I don’t think.
Thank you in advance
Seiichi MYOGA
Hi,
Do you agree that both (2a) and (2b) work in the blank (X)?
Speaker A: What time will Bill arrive?
Speaker B: (X)
a. I don’t think until 8:00.
b. Not until 8:00, I don’t think.
Thank you in advance
Seiichi MYOGA
Both will be understood to have the same meaning.
“Not until 8:00, I don’t think” - The use of “don’t” here gives it the sense of “unless I’m mistaken.” It seems less certain than “Not until 8:00, I think.”