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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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please correct this

Please correct this, is this something native says.

After tonight we'll have $200 dollars left. meaning that we can go out to eat and we'll have $200 left for tomorrow.
With tonight we have $200 dollars left. meaning that we have $200 left for both today and tomorrow.
  

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we will have" because it just seems clearer to me. More precise. To me, "With tonight we have $200 dollars left" does not convey a sense of what remains for use the following day.

  • we will have" because it just seems clearer to me.
  • More precise.
  • To me, "With tonight we have $200 dollars left" does not convey a sense of what remains for use the following day.
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I feel more comfortable with "After...we will have" because it just seems clearer to me. More precise.
To me, "With tonight we have $200 dollars left" does not convey a sense of what remains for use the following day.

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