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Slow Learner Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

rushing on my time?

0 Hi,mates02br
00Here are some simple questions if you were speaking english as your first language!Anyway,You ought to help a poor english leaner like me...thanks a million02br
00Below are the questions:02br
00What are the differences between these sentences?02br
00I'm rushing my time.02br
00I'm rushing 01b00on02b00 my time.02br
00I'm rushing 01b00for02b00 my time. (01b00I'm rushing for time02b00 seems to be right to convey the message here)02br
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00If they were same in meaning or not similiar(please define the difference),which is the most commom-used sentence?02br
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00Are the below sentences correct?02br
00Please register 01b00at 02b00here.02br
00I will drive01b00 to 02b00there. (It means to drive a car to the place)02br
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00Somehow I come across these and I would feel it sounds weird.What do you think?02br
00Hope to see your comments,I thank you! 0-
  

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02font 02br 02br 01font 00I'm rushing 01b 00for02b 00 my time. (01b 00I'm rushing for time02b 00 seems to be right to convey the message here)02font 02br 02br 01font 00None of these are right. 02font 02br 02br 01font 00I will drive01b 01font 00 01del 01u 00to02u 02del 02font 00 02b 00there.

— Clive

  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00I'm rushing 01b 00for02b 00 my time.
  • (01b 00I'm rushing for time02b 00 seems to be right to convey the message here)02font 02br 02br 01font 00None of these are right.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00I will drive01b 01font 00 01del 01u 00to02u 02del 02font 00 02b 00there.
  • What do you think?
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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00Welcome to the Forum.02br
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01font00Here are some simple questions if you were speaking english as your first language!Anyway,You ought to help a poor english leaner like me...thanks a million02font02br
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01font00Below are the questions:02font
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0Thanks Clive,I appreciate it lots!02br
00But,Do you think 01b00rushing time02b00 is a correct usage to an adjective?Somehow I have come across01b00 "I'm rushing time02b00" quite often in my daily life.02br
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00I will drive there is the meaning of to drive a car to the place,what if you are to say you want to drive
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1font00But,Do you think 01b00rushing time02b00 is a correct usage to an adjective?Somehow I have come across01b00 "I'm rushing time02b00" quite often in my daily life02font00. 00Can you give examples? This doesn't sound natural at all to me.02br
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0Hi,Grammar Geek 02br
00 "01font00what if you are to say you want to drive your car at that place,Can u say 01b00I want to drive a car at there ?or simply,remove the preposition? 02b02font00What do you mean, "at there"? If you want to go there, remove the preposition."02br
00Here means I want to drive a car a
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1font00But,Do you think 01b00rushing time02b00 is a correct usage to an adjective?Somehow I have come across01b00 "I'm rushing time02b00" quite often in my daily life02font00. 00Can you give examples? This doesn't sound natural at all to me.02br
01b01i00I'm moving house by the end
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01cite10Slow Learner12cite10I'm rushing my time.12blockquote
10Two connotations are possible here. One; you are rushing time, which is non nonsensical since time can't be rushed according to current laws of physics. Two; you are lessening your life, which is common usage. In the context of the second example, other
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0Hi Lochel 02br
00 Will you say 01b00I'm rushing with my time02b00 is correct?0-
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0Hi,02br
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00I looked at 02br
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00There are lots of examples of bad English on the internet, and this is one of them.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0240
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0Thanks,Clive02br
00As writing and speaking english as my third language,I need to translate lots,this does not mean anything in my first language too,02br
00I tended to assume it is correct and to develope the way of expression of these actions.02br
00I thank you very much. 0-
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01cite10Slow Learner12cite10Will you say 11b10I'm rushing with my time12b10 is correct?12blockquote
10No. Whether you rush, work quickly, or hurry, an element of time is necessarily implied. Without the element of time, motion is not possible. Without the element of time any state of change i
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