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* "since" means something is still ongoing | * "since" means something is still ongoing | ||
* "starting" doesn't mean it's still ongoing | * "starting" doesn't mean it's still ongoing | ||
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| + | === watch, look at === | ||
| + | * "watch" if something changes or has the potential to change | ||
| + | * "look at" if something is static | ||
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| + | === hurry up, be quick === | ||
| + | * "hurry up" if activity has already started | ||
| + | * "be quick" if activity hasn't started yet | ||
Revision as of 19:53, 6 December 2020
say, tell
- "say" takes as a required complement the utterance/thing said; the person told is optional
- "tell" takes as a required complement the person told something; the utterance/thing said is optional
since, starting
- "since" means something is still ongoing
- "starting" doesn't mean it's still ongoing
watch, look at
- "watch" if something changes or has the potential to change
- "look at" if something is static
hurry up, be quick
- "hurry up" if activity has already started
- "be quick" if activity hasn't started yet
