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Mumbojumbo Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

verb + ing

"I am not understanding what you are saying"

Is the above sentence correct?

Shouldn't it be "I don't understand what you are saying" ?

When is "verb + ing" form not possible?

Thanks,
MJ.
  

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It is used to convey that while you can't understand at that moment , you think you will be able to understand eventually . It would be used only in speech, I think. I say it to my kid when she is so excited about something that she talks too fast and slurs her words together.

— BarbaraPA

  • It is used to convey that while you can't understand at that moment , you think you will be able to understand eventually .
  • It would be used only in speech, I think.
  • I say it to my kid when she is so excited about something that she talks too fast and slurs her words together.
  • It's not that I can't understand her (ever) but that I can't understand her in that state.
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It is used to convey that while you can't understand at that moment, you think you will be able to understand eventually. It would be used only in speech, I think.

I say it to my kid when she is so excited about something that she talks too fast and slurs her words together. It's not that I can't understand her (ever) but that I can't understand her in that state.
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