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PreciousJones Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Coming

My friends asking me if I'm gonna meet them up later tonight:

I reply with: "I'm not coming out tonight, it's way too late."

Could this be used? Thanks!
  

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"Could this be used? Thanks! Your reply is absolutely fine.

  • "Could this be used?
  • Thanks!
  • Your reply is absolutely fine.
  • As marked above, "gonna", while used regularly in spoken English, is usually avoided in written English unless you are reporting speech verbatim.
  • Also you "meet up with" people, not "meet them up".
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PreciousJonesMy friends asking me if I'm gonna going to meet up with them up later tonight:I reply with: "I'm not coming out tonight, it's way too late."Could this be used? Thanks!
Your reply is absolutely fine.

As marked above, "gonna"
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If I am in San Francisco and talking to my friend in Paris, I can easily say "I'm coming to France next month." In fact, that sounds much more natural than "I'm going." This is because the speaker imagines himself already being at the destination, and puts himself in the hearer's position. Similarly, whereas a Spanish speaker, when called to dinner, will reply "Ya voy," in English we say "I'm comi

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