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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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you're always late

0A: Mary, Alex and I are in the Starbucks. Where are you? Don't tell me you're still at work. 02br
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00B: I'm sorry. I'll be there in five minutes.02br
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00A: You're always late. You'd better change your attitude or we won't hang out with you anymore.02br
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00B: I'm not always late. When I'm late, there's usually a good reason.02br
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00A: What's your excuse this time?02br
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00B: My boss gave me a big assignment to be completed before the end of the day. 02br
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00Are there any mistakes?02br
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0 Looks good to me.0-
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0I wouldn't say "in the Starbucks", I'd just say "in Starbucks". 02br
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00If there was more than one possible Starbucks then I might say something like "in the Starbucks on Oxford Street".0-
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0 When I said that, I pictured the Starbucks that they had agreed to meet at. 0-
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0 Now that Mr. Wordy points it out I can see it both ways. However, when I first read your dialog I had the same interpretation as you.02br
00Saying "the Starbucks" is the speaker's way of telling her friend that she isn't waiting at just any old Starbucks but at 01i00the02i00 (previously agreed on) Starbucks.02br
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00In any case it's not
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0 Thanks, Mr. Wordy and RayH. 0-
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