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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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as it happens
0 As it happens, my daughter is on a field trip today 02 br
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00 What additional information does 'as it happens' provide? Can I remove it and still retain its meaning? 02 br
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00 What additional information does 'as it happens' provide? Can I remove it and still retain its meaning? 02 br
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0 As it happens = Just by chance 02 br
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0 MH, Thanks for the reference. 02 br
00 Are you saying there are two different meanings? The informal meaning 02 br
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00 Are you saying there are two different meanings? The informal meaning 02 br
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0 <>No, the first one is a straight translation. 02 br
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00 <>The 2nd one is the real meaning behind it. 0-
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0 This is confusing. 02 br
00 It is possible that 'as it happens' carries different meanings in different contexts? 02 br
00 Maybe in some contexts, your straight translation meaning will apply? 02 br
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00 For example, in the following sentence, I don't think it means "as a matter of fact". To me, it means as events are happening or real time. What do you th
00 It is possible that 'as it happens' carries different meanings in different contexts? 02 br
00 Maybe in some contexts, your straight translation meaning will apply? 02 br
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00 For example, in the following sentence, I don't think it means "as a matter of fact". To me, it means as events are happening or real time. What do you th
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0 If you see it at the beginning of something (as in your original post) it normally means "actually, as a matter of fact" -- an 01 b 00 introductory idiom 02 b 00 for something a bit surprising for the other person, because you're doing that when 01 b 00 switching a bit the thread 02 b 00 of the discussion to a related thing. 02 br
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0 N2G, it was my post - you could have asked me. 02 br
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00 The person asked about phrasing for a field trip. 02 br
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00 By coincidence, my own daughter was on a field trip. 01 i 00 Just by chance 02 i 00 we both had field trips on our mind at that moment. 0-
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00 The person asked about phrasing for a field trip. 02 br
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00 By coincidence, my own daughter was on a field trip. 01 i 00 Just by chance 02 i 00 we both had field trips on our mind at that moment. 0-
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0 Sorry, GG. I thought since my question was totally irrelavant to the original question, it would be better to create a new thread. 02 br
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00 GG, are different interpretations possible in this context? In fact, "as a matter of fact" works quite well and I wouldn't say 02 br
00 "real time" meaning is totally off either. Is this like art? 0-
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00 GG, are different interpretations possible in this context? In fact, "as a matter of fact" works quite well and I wouldn't say 02 br
00 "real time" meaning is totally off either. Is this like art? 0-
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0 I understand how you can see "as it happens" as meaning "while it is going on," but that's not how it's used. If you want to say that, say "simultaneously," or "while that is going on..." or even "As that is happening..." 02 br
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00 "As it happens" is a fixed phrase with that "Coincidently,..." or "As a matter of fact..." meaning. 0-
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00 "As it happens" is a fixed phrase with that "Coincidently,..." or "As a matter of fact..." meaning. 0-
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