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Vicloic Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

I'm the next

A: Whose turn is it to cook dinner today?

B: I think I'm the next.

I think I'm the next=It's my turn to cook dinner today.

Is that correct?

Thank you.
  

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That's what the reader/listener would presume, yes. A native speaker would omit 'the'.

— Mister Micawber

  • That's what the reader/listener would presume, yes.
  • A native speaker would omit 'the'.
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That's what the reader/listener would presume, yes. A native speaker would omit 'the'.
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VicloicIs that correct?
You can say that, but I'd leave out "the". I'd say, "I think I'm next".

CJ
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if there are four people taking turns,

could "i think i'm the next" mean "it's my turn tomorrow"?

thank you so much again.
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Yes, but natives still usually omit the article.
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