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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Where do I collect it?
Where do I collect it?
Is this a case of present tense used for futurity? (I am now in location A and I need to collect it at an unknown location B; time is needed to travel from A to B)
If it's a case of futurity. Can I use 'where will I collect/receive it?' as an alternative?
Is this a case of present tense used for futurity? (I am now in location A and I need to collect it at an unknown location B; time is needed to travel from A to B)
If it's a case of futurity. Can I use 'where will I collect/receive it?' as an alternative?
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You can use the alternative you suggest. I'd be inclined to call it habitual behavior. " But futurity in the present makes sense also.
- You can use the alternative you suggest.
- I'd be inclined to call it habitual behavior.
- " But futurity in the present makes sense also.
- I'm sure someone will straighten us out.
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You can use the alternative you suggest.
I'd be inclined to call it habitual behavior. "Where does one [usually] collect it?"
But futurity in the present makes sense also.
I'm sure someone will straighten us out.
I'd be inclined to call it habitual behavior. "Where does one [usually] collect it?"
But futurity in the present makes sense also.
I'm sure someone will straighten us out.
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Where do/should I go to collect it?doesn't really change anything. Present tense "do" is still the main verb. (Just thinking out loud.)
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The present is used to ask about the requirements of a procedure, and there is certainly an element of futurity involved. Use "should", not "will", as an alternative. Your will is not involved if you're asking a question. In asking the question, you are submitting to the will of another.
What do I do now? (What should I do now?)
What do I add to this mixture at this point
What do I do now? (What should I do now?)
What do I add to this mixture at this point
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Would you say you still stand by your opinion that it is a case of a future unscheduled action with the usage of the simple present tense. I haven't seen any grammar sources listing that present tense can be used for the future unscheduled. Thanks.
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AnonymousWhere do I collect it?
Is this a case of present tense used for futurity? Were you thinking here of scheduled or unscheduled?AnonymousWould you say you still stand by your opinion that it is a case of a future unscheduled action with the usage of the simple present tense. I haven't seen any grammar sources listing that presen
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I was thinking of future scheduled. CJ wrote in his other post that it should be referring to future unscheduled. I have never come across any grammar book that mentions simple present as a way to describe a future unscheduled event.
Hence, my previous post was directed to CJ.
Hence, my previous post was directed to CJ.
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I see no reason to change my opinion.
Maybe it depends on what you consider "scheduled". By bending the definition of "scheduled" somewhat, you can think of the "procedural present" as scheduled. After all, the person who knows how to do the procedure has a mental picture of the "schedule" of the procedure even if the person asking doesn't. On the other hand, if you had a grammar book
Maybe it depends on what you consider "scheduled". By bending the definition of "scheduled" somewhat, you can think of the "procedural present" as scheduled. After all, the person who knows how to do the procedure has a mental picture of the "schedule" of the procedure even if the person asking doesn't. On the other hand, if you had a grammar book
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