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PreciousJones Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

We're

We're selling what they're making. And

We sell what they make.

What's the difference between the two?

Do they essentially mean the same thing?
  

Top answer

PreciousJones Do they essentially mean the same thing? Essentially yes, but the difference is in the details. We're selling what they're making.

— CalifJim

  • PreciousJones Do they essentially mean the same thing?
  • Essentially yes, but the difference is in the details.
  • We're selling what they're making.
  • -- makes it sound like an on-going activity that keeps us and them busy.
  • We sell what they make.
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PreciousJonesDo they essentially mean the same thing?
Essentially yes, but the difference is in the details.

We're selling what they're making. -- makes it sound like an on-going activity that keeps us and them busy.

We sell what they make. -- makes it sound like a general procedure that is normally followed.

CJ
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The first one is like your using it in a present time while the second seems to be like just a posted message on a vendor glass message.
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What if I'm saying it during the present time but we're not actually selling the made products at that exact moment?

Could the first one still be used?
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PreciousJonesWhat if I'm saying it during the present time but we're not actually selling the made products at that exact moment? Could the first one still be used?
Yes. Both have to do with time near the moment you're speaking. These things don't have to be happening at the exact moment you're speaking.

CJ
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