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MrPernickety Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Coming up on/going on?
Hi,
Do the following sentences sound idiomatic?
1. I've been working here coming up on three years
2. He's been working this detail going on two years
3. I've been with this company going on one year
Thanks!
Do the following sentences sound idiomatic?
1. I've been working here coming up on three years
2. He's been working this detail going on two years
3. I've been with this company going on one year
Thanks!
Top answer
The expressions are common, but "coming up on" is a bit too dramatic for only three years - unless there's some reason to be surprised by it. "
- The expressions are common, but "coming up on" is a bit too dramatic for only three years - unless there's some reason to be surprised by it.
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The expressions are common, but "coming up on" is a bit too dramatic for only three years - unless there's some reason to be surprised by it.
For #3, I'd probably say, "going on a year."
For #3, I'd probably say, "going on a year."
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Hey,
It most definitely sounds/reads like it to me, for all 3. However, to me the first one
just feels wrong for some reason. I guess what it would be is that I find 'going on' to be
perfectly acceptable for this particular phrase, while 'coming up on' is more suited to,
for example, "He's coming up on a thousand points".
It most definitely sounds/reads like it to me, for all 3. However, to me the first one
just feels wrong for some reason. I guess what it would be is that I find 'going on' to be
perfectly acceptable for this particular phrase, while 'coming up on' is more suited to,
for example, "He's coming up on a thousand points".
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