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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Meaning of a phrase
I ran across such phrase in a dictionary: "He was about to grow a beard." To me, this phrase sounds strange. I'd rather say "He was going to grow a beard". Am I wrong?
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They are two different, but both very good, sentences. -- He would soon stop shaving. He was going to grow a beard .
- They are two different, but both very good, sentences.
- -- He would soon stop shaving.
- He was going to grow a beard .
- - He was planning to stop shaving.
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They are two different, but both very good, sentences.
He was about to grow a beard.-- He would soon stop shaving.
He was going to grow a beard. - He was planning to stop shaving.
He was about to grow a beard.-- He would soon stop shaving.
He was going to grow a beard. - He was planning to stop shaving.
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