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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
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off to/go
Hello,
I was just told something which sounded weird to me. All these sentences: "I am flying to Germany soon." , "I will be flying to Germany soon.", "I am going to fly to Germany soon." sounded unnatural. How comes? The only one that sounded "okay" to the listener was "I am off to Germany soon." Am I missing something or?
I was just told something which sounded weird to me. All these sentences: "I am flying to Germany soon." , "I will be flying to Germany soon.", "I am going to fly to Germany soon." sounded unnatural. How comes? The only one that sounded "okay" to the listener was "I am off to Germany soon." Am I missing something or?
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All the examples are natural, commonly heard, and mean the same.
- All the examples are natural, commonly heard, and mean the same.
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"I am off to Germany soon."
This does not tell us that you are going by plane.
If you say it in eg Canada, a plane will be assumed.
But if you say it in eg Britain, other methods of transportation are easily available.
Clive
This does not tell us that you are going by plane.
If you say it in eg Canada, a plane will be assumed.
But if you say it in eg Britain, other methods of transportation are easily available.
Clive
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Thanks for the correction. Yes, Clive, I agree. I live in Europe, so...it could be anything.
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