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Debpriya De Posted 15 years ago
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I often hear sentences like "Are you getting me ?", where "get" means "to understand".
Then why is "understand" always used in simple present as in "Do you understand me ?"
It appears to me that "Are you getting me ?" and "Do you understand me ?" are slightly different in meaning.
Then why is "understand" always used in simple present as in "Do you understand me ?"
It appears to me that "Are you getting me ?" and "Do you understand me ?" are slightly different in meaning.
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", where "get" means "to understand". " are slightly different in meaning. Do you get me?
- ", where "get" means "to understand".
- " are slightly different in meaning.
- Do you get me?
- is a casual way of saying Do you understand me?
- Are you understanding me?
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Hi,
I often hear sentences like "Are you getting me ?", where "get" means "to understand".
Then why is "understand" always used in simple present as in "Do you understand me ?"
It appears to me that "Are you getting me ?" and "Do you understand me ?" are slightly different in meaning.
Do you ge
I often hear sentences like "Are you getting me ?", where "get" means "to understand".
Then why is "understand" always used in simple present as in "Do you understand me ?"
It appears to me that "Are you getting me ?" and "Do you understand me ?" are slightly different in meaning.
Do you ge
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What would be the formal way of asking whether the process of understanding is happening right at the time ?
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