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Azwan Ramli 2922 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Best ending

Which is the best ending to the sentences below? Why?

a) My car's broken down,
- so I'll go to work on the bus next week
- so I'll be going to work on the bus next week
  

Top answer

My car has broken down, so I will have to take the bus to work next week.

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My car has broken down, so I will have to take the bus to work next week.
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Azwan Ramli 2922the best ending
Neither one is better. You choose one or the other depending on what you mean, that is, how you feel about the situation.

To my ear, the first ending shows less emotion. It shows a sort of determination to face the situation and respond to it logically.

The second ending shows more emotion. To my ear, it sug
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Thanks. Why can't we say "I'll go to work on the bus?". Is there a difference between "I'll go to work" and "I'll be going to work"
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Aspara GusMy car has broken down, so I will have to take the bus to work next week.
What about: My car's broken, so I'm going to take a bus to work next week.
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Azwan Ramli 2922What about: My car's broken, so I'm going to take a bus to work next week.
OK.

I changed it because go to work on the bus sounded odd to me at first. The more I think about it, though, the less unacceptable it sounds.
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