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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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General question
What is the difference between these two sentences
It is really nice of him that he offered to get me breakfast in the morning
It is really nice of him that he offered to get me breakfast for the morning
It is really nice of him to have offered to get me breakfast in the morning
It is really nice of him that he offered to get me breakfast in the morning
It is really nice of him that he offered to get me breakfast for the morning
It is really nice of him to have offered to get me breakfast in the morning
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It is really nice of him that he offered to get me breakfast in the morning - He got you breakfast and probably accepted. Reflective view you may have had the breakfast. It is really nice of him that he offered to get me breakfast for the morning - You haven't had breakfast yet, but he has offered to get it for you.
- It is really nice of him that he offered to get me breakfast in the morning - He got you breakfast and probably accepted.
- Reflective view you may have had the breakfast.
- It is really nice of him that he offered to get me breakfast for the morning - You haven't had breakfast yet, but he has offered to get it for you.
- It is really nice of him to have offered to get me breakfast in the morning - He has offered, you probably didn't accecpt the offer.
- In all cases you are thankful for the offer
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It is really nice of him that he offered to get me breakfast in the morning - He got you breakfast and probably accepted. Reflective view you may have had the breakfast.
It is really nice of him that he offered to get me breakfast for the morning - You haven't had breakfast yet, but he has offered to get it for you.
It is really nice of him to have offered to get me breakfast in
It is really nice of him that he offered to get me breakfast for the morning - You haven't had breakfast yet, but he has offered to get it for you.
It is really nice of him to have offered to get me breakfast in
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First, there are three different sentences, not two.
The first sentence is a past use for the future. That's why the present tense in "It IS nice..." works. If it was reflective, it would have been "It was nice..."
The second sentence is bewildering. When else would he offer to get breakfast than for the morning? Would "he offered to get me breakfast for the evening" sound ri
The first sentence is a past use for the future. That's why the present tense in "It IS nice..." works. If it was reflective, it would have been "It was nice..."
The second sentence is bewildering. When else would he offer to get breakfast than for the morning? Would "he offered to get me breakfast for the evening" sound ri
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I would also say that the second sentence sounds like he bought you breakfast before you had it. Like he bought you a box of cereal the night before or something.
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Hi,
Let me just comment on 'the morning', in case it may cause some confusion. This phrase suggests to me that it does not mean 'the morning of today', since in this case the natural phrase would be 'this morning'.
Clive
Let me just comment on 'the morning', in case it may cause some confusion. This phrase suggests to me that it does not mean 'the morning of today', since in this case the natural phrase would be 'this morning'.
Clive
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