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[Anonymous]

What is the difference in meaning?


1) you must have thought about something else.

and


2) you must have been thinking about something else.


What is the meaning of "laid back personality" and "down to earth beauty"


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[Pete]

What is the difference in meaning?

1) you must have thought about something else.

and

2) you must have been thinking about something else.

What is the meaning of "laid back personality" and "down to earth beauty"

Thanks
1) you must have thought about something else. [I don't think this would be commonly used. The simple past indicates a specific completed act, and usually "thinking about something" is a process with duration. You might use it in a context like, "The assignment was to think about one of Shakespeare's sonnets; you must have thought about something else."

>and

2) you must have been thinking about something else. [This is common. It says something about what subject your mind was concentrating on.]

>What is the meaning of "laid back personality" -- This describes someone who tends to be relaxed, not to worry about what is happening or might happen.

>and "down to earth beauty" -- I think this describes beauty that is natural, not something that is carefully crafted to be beautiful.