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Musicgold Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Use of simple present and present progressive

Hi,



Do these sentences convey different meanings? Would appreciate it if you could explain your answer a bit.



1. Even though the numbers are correct, I am excluding them from average calculation as they bias the average.



2. Even though the numbers are correct, I am excluding them from average calculations as they are biasing the average.



Thanks,



MG.
  

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Hi, Do these sentences convey different meanings? Would appreciate it if you could explain your answer a bit. 1.

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  • Hi, Do these sentences convey different meanings?
  • Would appreciate it if you could explain your answer a bit.
  • 1.
  • Even though the numbers are correct, I am excluding them from the average calculation as they bias the result.
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Hi,

Do these sentences convey different meanings? Would appreciate it if you could explain your answer a bit.

1. Even though the numbers are correct, I am excluding them from the average calculation as they bias the result. average.

2. Even though the numbers are correct, I am excluding them from average calculations as they are biasing the r
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Thanks AlpheccaStars.

I was hoping to get some commentry on the use of the simple present in the first sentence versus the present progressive in the second.
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Musicgolddifferent meanings?
No. I don't sense different meanings. Just slightly different shades of meaning. are biasing sounds more conversational. I'd use that in talking about the situation with co-workers. It also sounds as if you are trying multiple times to deal with the situation and each try keeps biasing the average. bias sounds m
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