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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Heading and headed

What is the difference between the two in sentences such as this:

Headed to a wedding lunch.
Heading to a wedding lunch.

Basically, when would it be correct to use the word 'headed'? Is it used for something that is in the past and is over, as in earlier today, Headed to a wedding lunch.
  

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Heading to a wedding lunch. There is no definable difference there; neither is a sentence. They are simply phrases with the same meaning.

— Mister Micawber

  • Heading to a wedding lunch.
  • There is no definable difference there; neither is a sentence.
  • They are simply phrases with the same meaning.
  • Anonymous Is it used for something that is in the past and is over, as in earlier today, Headed to a wedding lunch.
  • Not there it isn't.
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AnonymousWhat is the difference between the two in sentences such as this:Headed to a wedding lunch.Heading to a wedding lunch.
There is no definable difference there; neither is a sentence. They are simply phrases with the same meaning.
Anonymous Is it used for something that is in the past and is over, as in earlier today, Headed to
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BTW, I think I hear 'head for' more often than I do 'head to' though both seem to be in common use.
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Oh I see! You have made it clear to me. Headed can mean the same as heading (as in the present), or in the past. I did not know that headed could be used for the present. Is it commonly used for the present as in now?
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Anonymous Is it commonly used for the present as in now?
Yes, indeed.
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