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Tomeng Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Just or Already?
Hello,
I've come across a fill in the blanks question and could not decide whether the answer should be already, just or both.
"He’s _______________ done the shopping, now he’s helping his wife with dinner. "
It seems "already" suits better, as if something has just finished, a short time ago, we do not start the next sentence with now.
Thanks,
I've come across a fill in the blanks question and could not decide whether the answer should be already, just or both.
"He’s _______________ done the shopping, now he’s helping his wife with dinner. "
It seems "already" suits better, as if something has just finished, a short time ago, we do not start the next sentence with now.
Thanks,
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Both will fit (with slightly different emphases) but I think just is more likely: it nicely goes with now . d
- Both will fit (with slightly different emphases) but I think just is more likely: it nicely goes with now .
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Both will fit (with slightly different emphases) but I think just is more likely: it nicely goes with now.
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Can you explain the slight differences between already and just a bit?
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"He’s already/just done the shopping, now he’s helping his wife with dinner. "
"already" gives a more argumentative feel, opposing the idea that something might not have been done.
"just" gives more a sense of a progress update (unless heavily voiced).
"just" means it's done only a moment ago, "already" could have been done at any time; thu
"already" gives a more argumentative feel, opposing the idea that something might not have been done.
"just" gives more a sense of a progress update (unless heavily voiced).
"just" means it's done only a moment ago, "already" could have been done at any time; thu
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"He’s already done the shopping, now he’s helping his wife with dinner. " (The shopping, one of his chores that was on the list, was finished sometime earlier.)
"He’s just done the shopping, now he’s helping his wife with dinner. " (The shopping was finished a minute ago. He is a busy person.)
"He’s just done the shopping, now he’s helping his wife with dinner. " (The shopping was finished a minute ago. He is a busy person.)
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