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Urmson, J.O. 1952. Parenthetical verbs. Mind 61 : 480–496.
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English
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An investigation of the function of parenthetic verbs such as 'know', 'believe', 'deduce', 'regret', 'suppose', 'guess', 'expect', 'admit', 'predict'. They are said to help the understanding and assessment of what is said rather than being part of what is said.

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