I can't wait [now/tomorrow] to gobble up all that nostalgia...
Consider this sentence, please:
I can't wait to gobble up all that nostalgia and so much more, once Disney+hotstar releases tomorrow!
For the above sentence, are both of the following interpretations possible?
1) I can't wait [tomorrow] to gobble up all that nostalgia and so much more, once Disney+hotstar releases tomorrow! (the underlined clause modifies the main verb "wait")
2) I can't wait [now] to gobble up all that nostalgia and so much more, once Disney+hotstar releases tomorrow! (the underlined clause modifies the verb "to gobble up")
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Rizan Malik 2) I can't wait [now] to gobble up all that nostalgia and so much more, once Disney+hotstar releases tomorrow ! (the underlined clause modifies the verb "to gobble up") Essentially it's this one (though I'm not sure I would use the term "modifies"). Interpretation (1) does not make proper sense.
- Rizan Malik 2) I can't wait [now] to gobble up all that nostalgia and so much more, once Disney+hotstar releases tomorrow !
- (the underlined clause modifies the verb "to gobble up") Essentially it's this one (though I'm not sure I would use the term "modifies").
- Interpretation (1) does not make proper sense.
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Rizan Malik2) I can't wait [now] to gobble up all that nostalgia and so much more, once Disney+hotstar releases tomorrow! (the underlined clause modifies the verb "to gobble up")
Essentially it's this one (though I'm not sure I would use the term "modifies").
Interpretation (1) does not make proper sense.
0Rizan MalikFor the above sentence, are both of the following interpretations possible?
No. Only the second.
I can't wait (The writer is speaking of the present time)
to gobble up all that nostalgia ... (The writer is speaking of what will occur at a future time.)
once Disney+hotstar releases tomorrow! (This is the time that the event will
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