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Bbk_agp Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
I am going to go ... ?!!!
Hi everyone,
In the Headway book, it's been said that I the future structure of "to be going to" the verb "to go" is an exception which is used as Present Continues to talk about future plane, instead of saying "I'm going to go..." . While in some other references it has been used as: I'm going to go to Paris. So which is right?
Thanks,
Babak
In the Headway book, it's been said that I the future structure of "to be going to" the verb "to go" is an exception which is used as Present Continues to talk about future plane, instead of saying "I'm going to go..." . While in some other references it has been used as: I'm going to go to Paris. So which is right?
Thanks,
Babak
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Your question is a little confused. "I'm going to go to Paris" is an example of "to be going to" used to talk about future plans.
- Your question is a little confused.
- "I'm going to go to Paris" is an example of "to be going to" used to talk about future plans.
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Your question is a little confused. "I'm going to go to Paris" is an example of "to be going to" used to talk about future plans.
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Yeah I know.
I'm going to go to Paris OR I'm going to Paris.
In the Headway's book, they said that the first sentence is not usable, and second one offered as an example of exception to the grammar structure of "to be going to". Are they right?
I'm going to go to Paris OR I'm going to Paris.
In the Headway's book, they said that the first sentence is not usable, and second one offered as an example of exception to the grammar structure of "to be going to". Are they right?
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Bbk_agpIn the Headway's book, they said that the first sentence is not usable, and second one offered as an example of exception to the grammar structure of "to be going to". Are they right?I disagree. I don't see any reason why "I'm going to go to Paris" should be disallowed.
Neither sentence is an exception to anything, as far as I can see. The fir
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I would like to add my disagreement to the discussion (i.e., agreement with GPY).
I'm going to go to ... is fine. Of course, it means the same as I'm going to ..., so, having more words, it's less efficient and is therefore less used, but that doesn't make it wrong.
CJ
I'm going to go to ... is fine. Of course, it means the same as I'm going to ..., so, having more words, it's less efficient and is therefore less used, but that doesn't make it wrong.
CJ
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You might use: 'I'm going to go to ..." to announce your grand plan in advance, as also, 'I'm going to be studying at ..."; while 'I'm going to...' could refer to something as mundane as going to the store or banyo.
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PeterT You might use: 'I'm going to go to ..." to announce your grand plan in advance, as also, 'I'm going to be studying at ..."; while 'I'm going to...' could refer to something as mundane as going to the store or banyo.I agree ... I was going to say exactly this, that while "going to go to" and "going to" may be almost interchangeable in some situations, I
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