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Soheil1 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Ongoing

Hi.
"[coordination] is a continuous, ongoing process."

Why did she say 'contninuous, ongoing, not just one of them?

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soheil1 Why did she say 'contninuous, ongoing, not just one of them? Probably because she doesn't recognize redundancy when she sees it. I can, however, imagine an ongoing situation that isn't necessarily continuous , in that it may have intermittent stops along the way.

— Philip

  • soheil1 Why did she say 'contninuous, ongoing, not just one of them?
  • Probably because she doesn't recognize redundancy when she sees it.
  • I can, however, imagine an ongoing situation that isn't necessarily continuous , in that it may have intermittent stops along the way.
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soheil1Why did she say 'contninuous, ongoing, not just one of them?
Probably because she doesn't recognize redundancy when she sees it.
I can, however, imagine an ongoing situation that isn't necessarily continuous, in that it may have intermittent stops along the way.
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Hi,

Probably because she wasn't thinking with great care about her words. That's often the case, particularly in spoken English.

Clive
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hmm, onr says it it redundant, the other says it is not.
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soheil1hmm, onr says it it redundant, the other says it is not.
Actually, Clive didn't say that it was not redundant.
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Clive said it is, YOU said it is not and the two words are different
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Hi,

In fact, I implied that it was redundant.Emotion: smile
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