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MUSCOVITE Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
about "be going to do smth"
Hi,
Person A. Let me have another cup of coffee.
Person B. You are going to be late for the meeting then!
Does this dialogue make sense to you?
I wonder whether "you are going to be late for the meeting" is close enough in meaning to "you risk being late for the meeting (if you stay in this cafe any longer, etc.)"
thank you!
mus-te
Person A. Let me have another cup of coffee.
Person B. You are going to be late for the meeting then!
Does this dialogue make sense to you?
I wonder whether "you are going to be late for the meeting" is close enough in meaning to "you risk being late for the meeting (if you stay in this cafe any longer, etc.)"
thank you!
mus-te
Top answer
Yes, it makes sense and sounds natural. Your 'risk' paraphrase, on the other hand is not natural for this conversation.
- Yes, it makes sense and sounds natural.
- Your 'risk' paraphrase, on the other hand is not natural for this conversation.
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Yes, it makes sense and sounds natural. Your 'risk' paraphrase, on the other hand is not natural for this conversation.
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Mister MicawberYour 'risk' paraphrase, on the other hand is not natural for this conversation.Could you modify it so it looks natural?
What specifically is wrong with it?
The verb "to risk" is out of place here .... or something else?
thanks again!
mus-te
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Yes, 'risk' as a verb is rather formal; I don't hear people saying it often. Here are what I would call some natural alternatives:
A: Let me have another cup of coffee.
B1: You are going to be late for the meeting then!
B2: You don't want to be late for your meeting, do you?
B3: Don't you have to be at your meeting in 5 mi
A: Let me have another cup of coffee.
B1: You are going to be late for the meeting then!
B2: You don't want to be late for your meeting, do you?
B3: Don't you have to be at your meeting in 5 mi
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