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Cogar Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

"meeting you" VS "to have met you"

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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00At the end of a meeting with somebody, shoud I say02font 02br 02br 01font 00It is a pleasure meeting you. 02br 02br 00If you say 'at the end of a meeting', it sounds like a business meeting of some kind. However, I think you are just asking about an occasion where you 01b 00meet someone new02b 00.

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00At the end of a meeting with somebody, shoud I say02font 02br 02br 01font 00It is a pleasure meeting you.
  • 02br 02br 00If you say 'at the end of a meeting', it sounds like a business meeting of some kind.
  • However, I think you are just asking about an occasion where you 01b 00meet someone new02b 00.
  • We don't normally call that 'a meeting'.
  • 02br 02br 00In such a social situation, we would use the two kinds of phrases you are talking about.
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0Hi,02br
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0Hi,02br
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01cite10Cogar12cite10Thanks Clive.12br
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10I am referring to the time when you are saying goodbye. So the meeting has not really ended, its going to end. Therefore, should it be12br
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Hello Clive,Can I say ---> It was a pleasure meeting you & Samantha jonesBecause I met them both.CheersRenae
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Hi,

Can I say ---> It was a pleasure meeting you & Samantha jones Because I met them both

Yes, but only if Samantha is not present at the time you speak.

Clive
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At the end of a meeting you should say: "It was a pleasure meeting you" (you just met him/her)

You can use "It was a pleasure to have met you" (when you met this person time ago, and you are saying goodbye, you probably won't see this person again).

Note that we use past tense here.

When you say "It is a pleasure to meet you" (present tense) you are meeting the person at that

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