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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

go on vs run on

Hello,
In this sentence: "The meeting ran/went on until 5 pm" does "go on suggest that the meeting was boring? Run on does that, but I am not sure about go on.
  

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Gene93 does "go on suggest that the meeting was boring? No, not in itself. "ran on" may suggest that the meeting lasted longer than expected.

— GPY

  • Gene93 does "go on suggest that the meeting was boring?
  • No, not in itself.
  • "ran on" may suggest that the meeting lasted longer than expected.
  • I would not say it necessarily suggests that it was boring.
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Gene93does "go on suggest that the meeting was boring?
No, not in itself.

"ran on" may suggest that the meeting lasted longer than expected. I would not say it necessarily suggests that it was boring.
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That's what I had in mind, not boring. I am sorry, GPY. Emotion: sad The meeting dragged on would suggest that, I guess.
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Gene93The meeting dragged on would suggest that, I guess.
Right.
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