What is different adding "I know" or not?
I'm watching a TV show now, someone says
"I know I slept a lot better knowing doctors smoke."
Then, I just wondering about the "I know" at the front of that sentence.
What is different between of those?
"I know I slept a lot better knowing doctors smoke." and "I slept a lot better knowing doctors smoke."
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Answers · 4
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I know at the beginning of the sentence is for emphasis or awareness.
An example
I know I have to study more.
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"I know" has multiple meanings (as Jennifer has demonstrated).
Here, for this statement, Robert has the best answer.
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The I know at the beginning indicates, that something which was said before is known to the speaker. I can't really tell, what it refers to, because I don't know the context, but let me give you an example:
Have you heard? Amber is getting married!
I KNOW, and from what I heard, her husband-to-be is rich!
Simon has been out of rehab for 5 months.
I KNOW, and he is still sober. That takes a lot of courage.
Both times I KNOW refers to the sentence before.
You can also use I KNOW for a future event or a wish:
I KNOW I would sleep a lot better if they finally caught the thief.
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In the first, you are aware that your sleep was better and why this occurred. In the second you were not aware you just did sleep better.
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