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Anglista2008 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Here comes...

Hey there,

I'm wondering why it is that we say:

Here comes the bus instead of Here's coming the bus

Is it because we use the present simple when we want to express the immediacy of an event? Like in sports commentaries? When the action being described is a quick one and is therefore over before the description finishes.

Then why is it that this one sounds allright? Look, the bus is coming To use the present simple here would sound a bit awkward, wouldn't it? Look, the bus comes Is it OK?

Thanks
  

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anglista2008 I'm wondering why it is that we say: Here comes the bus instead of Here's coming the bus Here comes and There goes are fixed expressions. There is no reason other than linguistic habit that explains it. anglista2008 To use the present simple here would sound a bit awkward, wouldn't it?

— CalifJim

  • anglista2008 I'm wondering why it is that we say: Here comes the bus instead of Here's coming the bus Here comes and There goes are fixed expressions.
  • There is no reason other than linguistic habit that explains it.
  • anglista2008 To use the present simple here would sound a bit awkward, wouldn't it?
  • Look, the bus comes Is it OK?
  • Yes, that would be awkward.
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anglista2008I'm wondering why it is that we say:

Here comes the bus instead of Here's coming the bus
Here comes and There goes are fixed expressions. There is no reason other than linguistic habit that explains it.
anglista2008To use the present simple here would sound a bit awkward, wouldn't it? Look, the bus c
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