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Stevenukd Posted 20 years ago
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BEFORE IN MY LIFE
Dear Teachers,
1. I'm going to be only a couple of minutes.
- What does this mean?
2. A: Hey, buddy, have you ever seen that guy before?
B: I never saw him before in my life.
- I think "I have never seen him before" is better, right?
3. Here's my two cents' worth.
- What does this mean?
Thanks very much to Teachers,
Stevenukd.
1. I'm going to be only a couple of minutes.
- What does this mean?
2. A: Hey, buddy, have you ever seen that guy before?
B: I never saw him before in my life.
- I think "I have never seen him before" is better, right?
3. Here's my two cents' worth.
- What does this mean?
Thanks very much to Teachers,
Stevenukd.
Top answer
1. I'm going to be [in, or here] only a couple of minutes. - What does this mean?
- 1.
- I'm going to be [in, or here] only a couple of minutes.
- - What does this mean?
- I won't remain longer.
- 2.
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1. I'm going to be [in, or here] only a couple of minutes.
- What does this mean? I won't remain longer.
2. A: Hey, buddy, have you ever seen that guy before?
B: I never saw him before in my life.
- I think "I have never seen him before" is better, right? Yes, I think it's bette
- What does this mean? I won't remain longer.
2. A: Hey, buddy, have you ever seen that guy before?
B: I never saw him before in my life.
- I think "I have never seen him before" is better, right? Yes, I think it's bette
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1 - I'm going to be only a couple of minutes.
This is idiomatic usage - you don't need to say where you'll be. It just means "I'll be done in a moment" or "This will only take me a tiny amount of time."
2 - Yes, both you and Marius are correct that you your edit is better English. But your opening question, "Hey, buddy,..." shows this to be a very informal situation so putting "
This is idiomatic usage - you don't need to say where you'll be. It just means "I'll be done in a moment" or "This will only take me a tiny amount of time."
2 - Yes, both you and Marius are correct that you your edit is better English. But your opening question, "Hey, buddy,..." shows this to be a very informal situation so putting "
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