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MeggPhaggSioux Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Call A Meeting/Election/Strike

"Call a meeting" means the meeting starts right now.

"Call an election" means the election should start sometime in the future.

"Call a strike" means the strike should start sometime in the future.

Could I be right?
  

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MeggPhaggSioux "Call a meeting" means the meeting starts right now. No, 'call a meeting to order ' means it starts now. "Call an election" means the election will start or happen sometime in the future.

— Canadian45

  • MeggPhaggSioux "Call a meeting" means the meeting starts right now.
  • No, 'call a meeting to order ' means it starts now.
  • "Call an election" means the election will start or happen sometime in the future.
  • yes "Call a strike" means the strike will start sometime in the future.
  • yes Am I right?
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MeggPhaggSioux"Call a meeting" means the meeting starts right now. No, 'call a meeting to order' means it starts now.

"Call an election" means the election will start or happen sometime in the future. yes

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So, "call a meeting" means the meeting should start sometime in the future?
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MeggPhaggSiouxSo, "call a meeting" means the meeting should start at some time in the future?
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