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Kenny1999 Posted 4 years ago
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Can I say "I am sleeping"?

Is it practically wrong to say "I am sleeping" because when I am not conscious I will not say this?

Or is it also okay for it to mean that "I'm going to bed right now" or when I'm woken up by a phone call and I tell the other side that I am sleeping now?

  

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kenny1999 Is it practically wrong to say "I am sleeping" because when I am not conscious I will not say this? Well, you can't really carry on a normal conversation while asleep, can you? kenny1999 Or is it also okay for it to mean that "I'm going to bed right now" No.

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  • kenny1999 Is it practically wrong to say "I am sleeping" because when I am not conscious I will not say this?
  • Well, you can't really carry on a normal conversation while asleep, can you?
  • kenny1999 Or is it also okay for it to mean that "I'm going to bed right now" No.
  • kenny1999 or when I'm woken up by a phone call and I tell the other side that I am sleeping now?
  • Yes, it works for that, but it is obviously not logical or literal.
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kenny1999Is it practically wrong to say "I am sleeping" because when I am not conscious I will not say this?

Well, you can't really carry on a normal conversation while asleep, can you?

kenny1999Or is it also okay for it to mean that "I'm going to bed right now"

No.

kenny1999or when I'm
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kenny1999Is it practically wrong to say "I am sleeping" because when I am not conscious I will not say this?

Correct.

kenny1999is it also okay for it to mean that "I'm going to bed right now"

No. "I'm sleeping" is not used like that.

kenny1999is it also okay ... when I'm woken up by a p
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