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    – Jim
    6 hours ago











  • And what kind of research would be acceptable? Does everybody know to search for "Extraposition" and "Tough-Movement"? There are reasons why they mean the same thing.

    – John Lawler
    3 hours ago












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    Yes. They mean the same thing.

    – Jim
    6 hours ago











  • And what kind of research would be acceptable? Does everybody know to search for "Extraposition" and "Tough-Movement"? There are reasons why they mean the same thing.

    – John Lawler
    3 hours ago







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Yes. They mean the same thing.

– Jim
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Yes. They mean the same thing.

– Jim
6 hours ago













And what kind of research would be acceptable? Does everybody know to search for "Extraposition" and "Tough-Movement"? There are reasons why they mean the same thing.

– John Lawler
3 hours ago





And what kind of research would be acceptable? Does everybody know to search for "Extraposition" and "Tough-Movement"? There are reasons why they mean the same thing.

– John Lawler
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