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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

appreciate [your/you] coming

I appreciate [your/you] coming

Which is correct?

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Grammarians are always ambivalent about these. For the verb appreciate, your is going to be the better choice, but no one is going to object very strenuously if you say you . CJ

  • Grammarians are always ambivalent about these.
  • For the verb appreciate, your is going to be the better choice, but no one is going to object very strenuously if you say you .
  • CJ
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Grammarians are always ambivalent about these.
For the verb appreciate, your is going to be the better choice, but no one is going to object very strenuously if you say you.

CJ
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Thanks, CalifJim.

Out of curiosity, in some contexts native speakers tend to use 'going to be' as if an action is going to take place. For example,

For the verb appreciate, your is going to be the better choice.

Do you mean, it will soon be the better choice? I guess that's not what you mean. As a non-native, I would say 'it is' or 'it should be'. Please e
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going to be is used there as a very casual way of saying "when, in the course of time, you eventually get around to using it in a real conversation some day". It's conceptualizing your question about you or your as a plan to use one of them in the future. going to be is sometimes used that way in giving friendly advice. By avoiding is, it also indi
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Thanks, CalifJim. English is really interesting. Emotion: smile

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