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Onizo Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

A loading, loadings

I was waiting for several apps to be loaded on my computer.

1. When the loading is finished, we will ...
2. When the loadings are finished, we will ...
  

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Your sentence is in the past, but the choices you offer are in the present and the future. I don't know why. It seems that choices don't correspond well to the original sentence.

  • Your sentence is in the past, but the choices you offer are in the present and the future.
  • I don't know why.
  • It seems that choices don't correspond well to the original sentence.
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Your sentence is in the past, but the choices you offer are in the present and the future. I don't know why. It seems that choices don't correspond well to the original sentence.
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onizo1. When the loading is finished, we will ... OK
2. When the loadings downloads are finished, we will ...
As shown.

CJ
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Much more natural would be "When it finishes loading/when they finish loading . . . "
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Thanks.

Then, don't worry about the time frame, and can you check which term is cottect to us, a loading or loadings?
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CalifJim onizo1. When the loading is finished, we will ... OK2. When the loadings downloads are finished, we will ...As shown.CJ
Thank you.

then do you ever use -ings for several actions happening at the same time?
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onizodo you ever use -ings for several actions happening at the same time?
I can't think of anything like that for several actions, but I'm sure there must be one or two like that.

CJ
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CalifJim onizodo you ever use -ings for several actions happening at the same time?I can't think of anything like that for several actions, but I'm sure there must be one or two like that.CJ
Thanks.

Then why can't use the idea here and say "the loadings"?
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onizoThen why can't use the idea here and say "the loadings"?
You can't make up words just because maybe there are other words like them.

CJ
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Hi

When your computer is loading or updating software, it may be doing just one instance or there maybe a number of items that are loading to your computer

- Please wait for the loading to complete

- Please wait for the loadings to complete

I think that's all there is to it

Dave
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You could just say "After loading them" or even just "Afterwards.." or "Then.."

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