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Nikoer30127 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Do these two sentences mean the same?

Do these two sentences mean the same?

I'll probably fly the coop next ten years.

I'll probably change to a new job next ten years.

ps. Help me correct them if you see any mistakes here. Thank you very much!!
  

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nikoer30127 Do these two sentences mean the same? I'll probably fly the coop next ten years. I'll probably change to a new job next ten years.

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  • nikoer30127 Do these two sentences mean the same?
  • I'll probably fly the coop next ten years.
  • I'll probably change to a new job next ten years.
  • No.
  • The meaning is different.
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nikoer30127Do these two sentences mean the same?

I'll probably fly the coop next ten years.
I'll probably change to a new job next ten years.

No. The meaning is different.

They do not make sense as written. "Ten years" is the object of some missing preposition.

I'll probably fly the coop sometime during the next ten y
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Thank you very much!

BUt what if I change them to :

In the next ten years, I'll probably fly the coop sometime.

In the next ten years, I'll probably change to a new job.

Fly the coop doesn't mean changing a new job? Is this what you meant?
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Fly the coop means to leave home.

If you say "In the next ten years" you already mean "sometime." You don't need to add it to the end.
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Thank you !!!

:-(

I thought they were the same, because yahoo's dictionary says they are.
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Try this reference:

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fly+the+coop?r=66

It just means to go away suddenly, to escape.

Sometimes it is in reference to children who are grown up and decide to live
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