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Marold Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
To have met or meet?
(1) "Very nice to have met you all." (taken from Harry Potter...the sentence was said after a while of talking among some people who were getting to know each other for the first time)
(2) "Very nice to meet you all." (a made-up, illuminating sentence by myself)
What are the differences?
The rewrite of the (1) sentence with the same meaning in direct speech would be then:
"It is very nice to have met you all."
Thanks a lot.
(2) "Very nice to meet you all." (a made-up, illuminating sentence by myself)
What are the differences?
The rewrite of the (1) sentence with the same meaning in direct speech would be then:
"It is very nice to have met you all."
Thanks a lot.
Top answer
Hi, Very nice to meet you . The speaker is thinking of the meeting as a current event. That's why this is often said on first meeting someone and shaking hands.
- Hi, Very nice to meet you .
- The speaker is thinking of the meeting as a current event.
- That's why this is often said on first meeting someone and shaking hands.
- Very nice to have met you.
- The speaker is thinking of the meeting as an event that happened in the past.
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Very nice to meet you. The speaker is thinking of the meeting as a current event. That's why this is often said on first meeting someone and shaking hands.
Very nice to have met you. The speaker is thinking of the meeting as an event that happened in the past. Th
Very nice to meet you. The speaker is thinking of the meeting as a current event. That's why this is often said on first meeting someone and shaking hands.
Very nice to have met you. The speaker is thinking of the meeting as an event that happened in the past. Th
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