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I'll have what she's having
0 A guy decides to order the same dish his girlfriend has just ordered and says, "I'll have what she's having." 02 br
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00 Is it more correct to say "I'll have what she'll have" so the main clause matches the subclause's tense? Also, "she's having" carries a possibility that the girl is now eating the food which is not true, though the listener will likely to interpret it as a scheduled activity - her having the food is no doubt going to happen soon. Matching the tense makes sense grammatically and also in this context. After all, they are doing the exact same thing at the time - ordering. 02 br
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00 Thanks in advance! 0-
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00 Is it more correct to say "I'll have what she'll have" so the main clause matches the subclause's tense? Also, "she's having" carries a possibility that the girl is now eating the food which is not true, though the listener will likely to interpret it as a scheduled activity - her having the food is no doubt going to happen soon. Matching the tense makes sense grammatically and also in this context. After all, they are doing the exact same thing at the time - ordering. 02 br
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00 Thanks in advance! 0-
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02 i 00 -- 01 b 00 Not at all 02 b 00 ; to be doing is a form of the future: 01 i 00 I 01 b 00 'll be having 02 b 00 tea tomorrow, too 02 i 00 . 0-
- 02 i 00 -- 01 b 00 Not at all 02 b 00 ; to be doing is a form of the future: 01 i 00 I 01 b 00 'll be having 02 b 00 tea tomorrow, too 02 i 00 .
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01 i 00 Is it more correct to say "I'll have what she'll have" so the main clause matches the subclause's tense? 02 i 00 -- 01 b 00 No 02 b 00 ; verb tenses need have no grammatical relation: 01 i 00 I' 01 b 00 ll have 02 b 00 the same tea now that I 01 b 00 had 02 b 00 yesterday. 02 i
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01 i 00 Is it more correct to say "I'll have what she'll have" so the main clause matches the subclause's tense? 02 i 00 -- 01 b 00 No 02 b 00 ; verb tenses need have no grammatical relation: 01 i 00 I' 01 b 00 ll have 02 b 00 the same tea now that I 01 b 00 had 02 b 00 yesterday. 02 i
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