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Hans51 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
See you that day!
See you that day!
Can I say 'that day' for a future date or a future meeting? Or should it be 'See you then or later'?
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual in advance!
Can I say 'that day' for a future date or a future meeting? Or should it be 'See you then or later'?
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual in advance!
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Of those 3 choices, only See you then is natural. ,
- Of those 3 choices, only See you then is natural.
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Of those 3 choices, only See you then is natural.
See you later just refers to the future in general.,
See you later just refers to the future in general.,
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Clivethe future in generalThank you so much and I have one more question about usage of 'in general' in your reply.
Here in the sentence, 'in general' modifies 'the future' or it modifies 'refers' and is synonymous with generally?
Thank you so much again.
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the future in general refers to the future in a non-specific way...
'Later' can be eg 5 minutes from now, 7 hours from now., 10 days, 6 weeks, . . .
'Later' can be eg 5 minutes from now, 7 hours from now., 10 days, 6 weeks, . . .
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Thank you so much! So can I say that in general modifies the future behind?
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Yes.
Consider this example.
I like alcohol in general and beer in particular.
Consider this example.
I like alcohol in general and beer in particular.
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CliveI like alcohol in general and beer in particular.Here in the sentence, in general and in particular modify the verb like, not alcohol and beer respectively, but in 'the future in general', in general modifies the noun the future, right?
I just want to make it clear. Thank you so much!
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