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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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The table is dirty, Max.
1. I'm not going to clean that up.
2. I'm not cleaning that up
I don't see much difference between the two. The immediatecy of the second one sounds ruder to me. Is it generally the case?
Thanks in advance!
1. I'm not going to clean that up.
2. I'm not cleaning that up
I don't see much difference between the two. The immediatecy of the second one sounds ruder to me. Is it generally the case?
Thanks in advance!
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I don't think that the second is ruder; they are both forceful refusals. But others may differ in their feeling on this. To me, #1 expresses a decision now not ot clean it up, while #2 suggests a previous decision not to do so (as for instance, a long-standing decision not to perform such menial tasks).
- I don't think that the second is ruder; they are both forceful refusals.
- But others may differ in their feeling on this.
- To me, #1 expresses a decision now not ot clean it up, while #2 suggests a previous decision not to do so (as for instance, a long-standing decision not to perform such menial tasks).
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I don't think that the second is ruder; they are both forceful refusals. But others may differ in their feeling on this. To me, #1 expresses a decision now not ot clean it up, while #2 suggests a previous decision not to do so (as for instance, a long-standing decision not to perform such menial tasks).
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I don't think that the second is ruder; they are both forceful refusals. But others may differ in their feeling on this. To me, #1 expresses a decision now not ot clean it up, while #2 suggests a previous decision not to do so (as for instance, a long-standing decision not to perform such menial tasks).
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