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Al2gether Posted 20 years ago
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Is there any diffrence between the following sentences:
We'll go out when I have dressed the kids.
We'll go out when I get the kids dressed.
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Is there any diffrence between the following sentences:
We'll go out when I have dressed the kids.
We'll go out when I get the kids dressed.
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Yes. I prefer the first sentence. IMO, to get the children dressed has duration.
- Yes.
- I prefer the first sentence.
- IMO, to get the children dressed has duration.
- It sounds as if the children are getting dressed, and, meanwhile, we go out.
- Ambiguous.
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Yes.
I prefer the first sentence.
IMO, to get the children dressed has duration.
It sounds as if the children are getting dressed, and, meanwhile, we go out. Ambiguous.
My 2 cents
I prefer the first sentence.
IMO, to get the children dressed has duration.
It sounds as if the children are getting dressed, and, meanwhile, we go out. Ambiguous.
My 2 cents
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Incho is right from a strictly grammatical interpretation, but as a native speaker, I have a different thought.
I think of "dressing the turkey" using "dress" in the sense of preparing it for cooking. My American use is to "get them dressed."
I would know what you meant if you said "We'll leave when I get the kids dressed." That's not the same as WHILE I get the kids dressed, bu
I think of "dressing the turkey" using "dress" in the sense of preparing it for cooking. My American use is to "get them dressed."
I would know what you meant if you said "We'll leave when I get the kids dressed." That's not the same as WHILE I get the kids dressed, bu
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