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Adelalucia Posted 13 years ago
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Which one is the most appropriate answer?
Imagine the following picture: husband and wife are in bed, each on their side of the bed, and the wife is very sad. Husband asks her why is she so sad? and she tells him it's because of the monotony from their life. Husband, just to break the monotony from their life, says:
a. Ok. Tonight I let you sleep on my side of the bed.
b. Ok. Tonight I'm letting you sleep on my side of the bed.
c. Ok. Tonight I'll let you sleep on my side of the bed.
d. Ok. Tonight I'm gonna let you sleep on my side of the bed.
Which one is the most appropriate answer? (remember that they are already in bed, each on their side of the bed)
Thanks.
a. Ok. Tonight I let you sleep on my side of the bed.
b. Ok. Tonight I'm letting you sleep on my side of the bed.
c. Ok. Tonight I'll let you sleep on my side of the bed.
d. Ok. Tonight I'm gonna let you sleep on my side of the bed.
Which one is the most appropriate answer? (remember that they are already in bed, each on their side of the bed)
Thanks.
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I'd use c, though I'm not sure that would have the desired effect. She prefers her own side as it's handier for the bathroom. Rover
- I'd use c, though I'm not sure that would have the desired effect.
- She prefers her own side as it's handier for the bathroom.
- Rover
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I'd use c, though I'm not sure that would have the desired effect.
She prefers her own side as it's handier for the bathroom.
Rover
She prefers her own side as it's handier for the bathroom.
Rover
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On those rare occasions when my wife is frivolous enough to want some little excitement, I say c. If I feel like something frivolous myself (unlikely) I'd use d, but in the form "I'm going to". b, without the 'OK' would be possible if I decided to initiate the frivolity, but that would be very unlikely.
a would be possible if I previously had scheduled the chan
a would be possible if I previously had scheduled the chan
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Thank you for your answer.
I've oscillated between b. and c.
This story is a comic strip.
Because they always sleep on the same side of the bed, but now when she is complaining about their monotonous life, he wants to make a change, to break the monotony( or just to make fun of her). For him is not important on which side of the bed he sleeps, he's doing that for her.
I've oscillated between b. and c.
This story is a comic strip.
Because they always sleep on the same side of the bed, but now when she is complaining about their monotonous life, he wants to make a change, to break the monotony( or just to make fun of her). For him is not important on which side of the bed he sleeps, he's doing that for her.
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