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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
A moment vs. one moment
Hello,
Could you please advise which of the following are natural to native speakers? Thanks.
I believe all are grammatically correct, though.
A. Just a minute.
B. Just one minute.
C. A minute, please.
D. One minute, please.
E. Just a moment.
F. Just one moment.
G. A moment, please.
H. One moment, please.
Could you please advise which of the following are natural to native speakers? Thanks.
I believe all are grammatically correct, though.
A. Just a minute.
B. Just one minute.
C. A minute, please.
D. One minute, please.
E. Just a moment.
F. Just one moment.
G. A moment, please.
H. One moment, please.
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Yes, they are all correct. 'One' is generally used when the speaker wishes to be more specific or emphatic, but most of these are fixed phrases: A. Just a minute.
- Yes, they are all correct.
- 'One' is generally used when the speaker wishes to be more specific or emphatic, but most of these are fixed phrases: A.
- Just a minute.
- D.
- One minute, please.
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Yes, they are all correct. 'One' is generally used when the speaker wishes to be more specific or emphatic, but most of these are fixed phrases:
A. Just a minute.
D. One minute, please.
E. Just a moment.
H. One moment, please.
A. Just a minute.
D. One minute, please.
E. Just a moment.
H. One moment, please.
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