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Gene93 Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

ongoing/going on

Hello,
Can we say: "The investigation that started two and a half years ago is still ongoing/going on"? Ongoing suggests to me that it started a while ago and is still in progress. As for "go on", my feelings are mixed. Emotion: big smile It is probably too colloquial for this context.

Thank you
  

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Gene93 Can we say: "The investigation that started two and a half years ago is still ongoing/going on"? Yes. Gene93 It is probably too colloquial for this context.

— Mister Micawber

  • Gene93 Can we say: "The investigation that started two and a half years ago is still ongoing/going on"?
  • Yes.
  • Gene93 It is probably too colloquial for this context.
  • Not at all.
  • The meanings and the register are the same
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Gene93Can we say: "The investigation that started two and a half years ago is still ongoing/going on"?
Yes.
Gene93 It is probably too colloquial for this context.
Not at all. The meanings and the register are the same
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Thank you, Mr Micawber. Doesn't "ongoing" have a slightly different connotation?
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None that I sense. I have just said that they are the same to me.
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