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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Sentence difference

Is there a difference between these two? I know that sometimes there is and sometimes not.

We will have a meeting this Friday.
We are having a meeting this Friday.
  

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Anonymous Is there a difference between these two? I know that sometimes there is and sometimes not. There is no real difference there.

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous Is there a difference between these two?
  • I know that sometimes there is and sometimes not.
  • There is no real difference there.
  • The second is a little friendlier, that is all.
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AnonymousIs there a difference between these two? I know that sometimes there is and sometimes not.
There is no real difference there. The second is a little friendlier, that is all.
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Mister Micawber AnonymousIs there a difference between these two? I know that sometimes there is and sometimes not.There is no real difference there. The second is a little friendlier, that is all.
Thanks. I was very confused!

Would this apply to all similar situations in general?

Other examples:
We will go out for dinner tonight.
We
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AnonymousWould this apply to all similar situations in general?
Yes. There are about 7 future forms in English and linguists love to dissect their differences, but they all mean roughly the same thing: a future occurrence:

We'll hang out later tonight.
We're hanging out later tonight.
We're going to hang out later tonight.
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Mister Micawber AnonymousWould this apply to all similar situations in general?Yes. There are about 7 future forms in English and linguists love to dissect their differences, but they all mean roughly the same thing: a future occurrence:We'll hang out later tonight.We're hanging out later tonight.We're going to hang out later tonight.We hang out later tonight.We are to ha
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AnonymousWhen will we meet or eat?When are we eating or meeting?
Yes, the second is more informal, friendlier.
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Mister Micawber AnonymousWhen will we meet or eat?When are we eating or meeting?Yes, the second is more informal, friendlier.
And is grammatically correct if used, correct?

lastly, do you recommend I use any specific one or does it really not matter, in general?
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AnonymousAnd is grammatically correct if used, correct?
I have already said it is twice.
Anonymouslastly, do you recommend I use any specific one or does it really not matter, in general?
It matters a bit. Have fun researching all seven versions.
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Mister Micawber AnonymousAnd is grammatically correct if used, correct?I have already said it is twice.Anonymouslastly, do you recommend I use any specific one or does it really not matter, in general?It matters a bit. Have fun researching all seven versions.
Haha thanks. I read about the two forms and got a bit confused. I also don't have much time since I ha
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AnonymousI will just keep in mind the difference between the one that is less formal and the one that is formal. What do you think?
I think that's a good idea.
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Mister Micawber AnonymousI will just keep in mind the difference between the one that is less formal and the one that is formal. What do you think?I think that's a good idea.
Thank you very much again.

But just to feel comfortable, the minute difference is observed by linguistics, and in general they are the same and there is no MAJOR differenc
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