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Gramfin Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Is wishing vs. wishes

Hi,

My friend claims that "James is wishing everyone a merry Christmas" sounds more natural than "James wishes everyone a merry Christmas". It's supposed to be continuous.

Please enlighten me, am I wrong? If something is unclear, just ask.

(Oh, and James is an imaginary person)
  

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If you are in a room full of people celebrating Christmas, and you see James walking around from person to person, saying "Merry Christmas" to each, you can turn to your friend standing beside you and say, "James is wishing everyone a merry Christmas". That would be very appropriate. If James saw you yesterday and said, "I can't be at the party tomorrow.

— CalifJim

  • If you are in a room full of people celebrating Christmas, and you see James walking around from person to person, saying "Merry Christmas" to each, you can turn to your friend standing beside you and say, "James is wishing everyone a merry Christmas".
  • That would be very appropriate.
  • If James saw you yesterday and said, "I can't be at the party tomorrow.
  • Wish everyone a merry Christmas for me", you could go to the party and announce to the crowd, "James wishes everyone a merry Christmas".
  • That would be very appropriate.
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If you are in a room full of people celebrating Christmas, and you see James walking around from person to person, saying "Merry Christmas" to each, you can turn to your friend standing beside you and say, "James is wishing everyone a merry Christmas". That would be very appropriate.

If James saw you yesterday and said, "I can't be at the party tomorrow. Wish everyone a merry Christmas
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Yes, but I don't mean talking about myself nor post cards, but someone else wishing it.

But thank you for your help, I was correct.

GF
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