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Namsteven Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Serve a large table

- I work as a waitress and I really don't like it when I work very hard on a large table and they have a great meal but they don't tip.

- Instead of "I work very hard on a large table", can I say "I serve a large table very hard"?

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namsteven - Instead of "I work very hard on a large table", can I say "I serve a large table very hard"? No. You could say "I work very hard serving a large table".

— Mr Wordy

  • namsteven - Instead of "I work very hard on a large table", can I say "I serve a large table very hard"?
  • No.
  • You could say "I work very hard serving a large table".
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namsteven- Instead of "I work very hard on a large table", can I say "I serve a large table very hard"?

No.

You could say "I work very hard serving a large table".
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How about this:

I work as a waitress. I hate it when I worked hard serving a large party and they enjoyed the meal and service but left without tipping.

A large table = large party in hospitality term.

Tipping also call gratuity.
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dimsumexpressHow about this:
I work as a waitress. I hate it when I worked hard serving a large party and they enjoyed the meal and service but left without tipping.
This works bettter if all the verbs are kept in present tenst (as in the original post). "I hate it when I work hard...and they enjoy...but leave..." The speaker hates this every ti
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khoff
This works bettter if all the verbs are kept in present tenst (as in the original post). "I hate it when I work hard...and they enjoy...but leave..." The speaker hates this every time it happens.

Yes, I agree, though depending on how one perceives the situation. I used past tense because I tried to relate the same experience I had as a wa
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dimsumexpressYes, I agree, though depending on how one perceives the situation. I used past tense because I tried to relate the same experience I had as a waiter personally in the past. (I did work as a waiter during my school years)

In that case you can say:

"I used to hate it when I worked hard serving a large party and they enjoyed the
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Mr Wordy
"I used to hate it when I worked hard serving a large party and they enjoyed the meal and service but left without tipping."

But in echoing with the original post, I still want to express my displeasing sentiment serving such parties in my mind. If I say "used to...", it would mean that I no long feel that way. Is that reasonable?
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dimsumexpress
But in echoing with the original post, I still want to express my displeasing sentiment serving such parties in my mind. If I say "used to...", it would mean that I no long feel that way. Is that reasonable?

Yes. "I used to hate it when..." means that you hated it at the time, but implies that, although your opinion of the fairness
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