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Eipjoo Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
already
Examples:
(1)
Where are you already?
(2)
You should be done already!
(3)
Stop messing around and get in here already!
I think ‘already’ in (3) is for ‘right now.’
But I can’t what it means in (1) and (2).
Would you tell me what they mean respectively?
(1)
Where are you already?
(2)
You should be done already!
(3)
Stop messing around and get in here already!
I think ‘already’ in (3) is for ‘right now.’
But I can’t what it means in (1) and (2).
Would you tell me what they mean respectively?
Top answer
’ Yes, that’s about right. Already in this sense expresses annoyance or impatience. eipjoo But I don’t know what it means in (1) and (2).
- ’ Yes, that’s about right.
- Already in this sense expresses annoyance or impatience.
- eipjoo But I don’t know what it means in (1) and (2).
- In #2, it means by now .
- The already in #1 seems to be the same as the one in #3.
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eipjooI think ‘already’ in (3) is for ‘right now.’Yes, that’s about right. Already in this sense expresses annoyance or impatience.
eipjooBut I don’t know what it means in (1) and (2).In #2, it means by now. The already in #1 seems to be the same as the one in #3. Someone might say Where are you alr
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