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Lcchang Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

A TOEIC Question please

Department heads alwasy make budgetary decisions _____.

A) immediately
B) timely
C) yesterday
D) shortly

The correct answer is A). I wonder if D) is ok too. Why or why not? Please advise.

LCChang
  

Top answer

'shortly'is not OK. Department heads will make budgetary decisions shortly (soon) It can not be used in generic sense.

— Inchoateknowledge

  • 'shortly'is not OK.
  • Department heads will make budgetary decisions shortly (soon) It can not be used in generic sense.
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'shortly'is not OK.
Department heads will make budgetary decisions shortly (soon)
It can not be used in generic sense.
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OK. I guess I kinda understand what you mean. Thanks.

LCChang
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shortly means something quite close to only a short time from when I am saying this (i.e., now), so it doesn't make sense with always.

The department head will announce his budgetary decision shortly.

CJ
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