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Sandy Ho Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Twice as long to finish a meal
I'll be right back in about twenty or thirty minutes.
I wanna express the same meaning as this sentence.
but I don't wanna say " twenty or thirty munites".Instead,
I say :
I'll be right back.It wouldn't take more than twice as long to finish a meal.
the reason I say so is because it's more conventional in our culture.
We usually measure time with the time that takes us to finish a meal.
but I don't know if it's too weird to english native speakers.
so please help me, see if the sentence is OK.
and if you have any more idiomatic way to express it.
don't hesitate to tell me.any advice is appreciated.
Thank you!
I wanna express the same meaning as this sentence.
but I don't wanna say " twenty or thirty munites".Instead,
I say :
I'll be right back.It wouldn't take more than twice as long to finish a meal.
the reason I say so is because it's more conventional in our culture.
We usually measure time with the time that takes us to finish a meal.
but I don't know if it's too weird to english native speakers.
so please help me, see if the sentence is OK.
and if you have any more idiomatic way to express it.
don't hesitate to tell me.any advice is appreciated.
Thank you!
Top answer
Hi, My take on your sentence is that if I say "I'll be right back", I am not committing myself to a promised time. It could be 2 minutes or could be 10. But if I said "I'll be back in 20 minutes", in my mind I really thought I could make it back from my errands in that time.
- Hi, My take on your sentence is that if I say "I'll be right back", I am not committing myself to a promised time.
- It could be 2 minutes or could be 10.
- But if I said "I'll be back in 20 minutes", in my mind I really thought I could make it back from my errands in that time.
- , BTW, it's "want to", not "wanna" if you want ot improve your English.
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Hi,
My take on your sentence is that if I say "I'll be right back", I am not committing myself to a promised time. It could be 2 minutes or could be 10. But if I said "I'll be back in 20 minutes", in my mind I really thought I could make it back from my errands in that time. , BTW, it's "want to", not "wanna" if you want ot improve your English.
My take on your sentence is that if I say "I'll be right back", I am not committing myself to a promised time. It could be 2 minutes or could be 10. But if I said "I'll be back in 20 minutes", in my mind I really thought I could make it back from my errands in that time. , BTW, it's "want to", not "wanna" if you want ot improve your English.
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sorry,maybe I wasn't clear,I meant this sentence.
It wouldn't take more than twice as long to finish a meal.
if "I'll be right back" is not ok,then
I'll be back soon,It wouldn't take more than twice as long to finish a meal.
is this sentence OK? does it sound natural to native speakers' ears?
It wouldn't take more than twice as long to finish a meal.
if "I'll be right back" is not ok,then
I'll be back soon,It wouldn't take more than twice as long to finish a meal.
is this sentence OK? does it sound natural to native speakers' ears?
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Hi,
I'll be right back in about twenty or thirty minutes. I'd just say it this way. It's very common.
I wanna express the same meaning as this sentence.
but I don't wanna say " twenty or thirty munites".Instead,
I say :
I'll be right back.It wouldn't take more than twice as long to finish a meal.
the reason I say so is because it's
I'll be right back in about twenty or thirty minutes. I'd just say it this way. It's very common.
I wanna express the same meaning as this sentence.
but I don't wanna say " twenty or thirty munites".Instead,
I say :
I'll be right back.It wouldn't take more than twice as long to finish a meal.
the reason I say so is because it's
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My fault! I steered myself the wrong way with the bold question sentence.
Ok, here is my thought process:
Twice as long means 2 times of the duration, whatever it may be. One may take 15 minutes to chow down a meal. For me, it takes me a good 30 minutes because I am a slow eater. So it is relative.
The context in which you may apply this phrase may be something like thi
Ok, here is my thought process:
Twice as long means 2 times of the duration, whatever it may be. One may take 15 minutes to chow down a meal. For me, it takes me a good 30 minutes because I am a slow eater. So it is relative.
The context in which you may apply this phrase may be something like thi
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