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Teo Posted 20 years ago
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What are we doing?

0Ben : Sorry, I'm late. So, 01b00what are 01i00we02i00 doing?02b02br
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00Sandy: We're preparing for English class. We're going to talk about this book.02br
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00What does 'what are we doing' mean here? Does it mean 'what are 01b00you02b00 doing'?0-
  

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0I guess that the person who's late includes himself in the activities that are going on by using "we". 0-

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0I guess that the person who's late includes himself in the activities that are going on by using "we". He's late, but he's already taking part in what the others are doing.0-
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0 If he is really taking part, he should know what the whole group is doing, shouldn't he? 0-
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0We can imagine he has been assigned to be part of that group to perform some task. Now, he's late, but his question could mean "what is 01b00our02b00 group doing?" > What are 01b00we02b00 doing? Had he asked "What are 01b00you02b00 doing?", he could have just stood there and watched them work.0-
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00Dear friends,02br
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00It is my opinion that the people have previously agreed the time of meeting. They have not however previously agreed the subjects of discussion. Therefore «Ben» knows the time of meeting, but he does not know the agenda.02br
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00But it is only my opinion. 05002br
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