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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Using "will" twice

As soon as I will reach Patna I will parcel you the books.

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Anonymous As soon as I will reach Patna 'will' is not normal in subordinate clauses of time. Leave it out. Anonymous I will parcel you the books.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous As soon as I will reach Patna 'will' is not normal in subordinate clauses of time.
  • Leave it out.
  • Anonymous I will parcel you the books.
  • Do you mean 'I will distribute the books to you'?
  • I am not familiar with any idiomatic use of 'parcel' in that way.
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AnonymousAs soon as I will reach Patna
'will' is not normal in subordinate clauses of time. Leave it out.
AnonymousI will parcel you the books.
Do you mean 'I will distribute the books to you'? I am not familiar with any idiomatic use of 'parcel' in that way.

CJ
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Anonymousparcel you the books.
This is odd, in English. Did you mean send http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/send or post http:
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