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Deepuji Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

When we say

It is interesting to see how he deals with the situation.

What does interesting to see mean here?

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Your tenses aren't quite right. Either It is interesting to see how he is dealing with the situation. ) or It will be interesting to see how he deals with the situation.

  • Your tenses aren't quite right.
  • Either It is interesting to see how he is dealing with the situation.
  • ) or It will be interesting to see how he deals with the situation.
  • ) In either case "interesting to see" means that there will be something significant (interesting) that we can observe (see).
  • Note that the sense of sight is often used metaphorically for gaining understanding.
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Your tenses aren't quite right. Either

It is interesting to see how he is dealing with the situation.
(it is interesting right now, so the dealing must be ongoing right now.)

or

It will be interesting to see how he deals with the situation.
(The dealing is imminent but hasn't started, so the interest will occur in the future.)

In either case "interestin
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deepujiIt is interesting to see how he deals with the situation.
[Watching / Observing] how he deals with the (recurrent) situation is [typically / always] [interesting / worthwhile / amusing].

More often, I think, you'll hear It will be interesting to see ..., because we're more often anticipating watching how someone accomplishes a giv

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