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dido4
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 Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2019 9:14 am Post subject: in a few minutes |
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1. The bus will come in a few minutes.
2. The bus will come a few minutes later.
Q1. Are these 2 sentences correct?
Q2. What are the differences between these two sentences?
Q3. in a few minutes; a few minutes later
Are there any differences between these two phrases? |
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Lorikeet
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Location: San Francisco
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| Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2019 10:24 pm Post subject: Re: in a few minutes |
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| dido4 wrote: |
1. The bus will come in a few minutes.
2. The bus will come a few minutes later.
Q1. Are these 2 sentences correct?
Q2. What are the differences between these two sentences?
Q3. in a few minutes; a few minutes later
Are there any differences between these two phrases? |
Both sentences are correct.
The first one means the bus will come a few minutes from now (the time we are speaking)
The second one is not as clear because you don't know what the few minutes later refers to. For example:
The taxi will come first and the bus will come a few minutes later. (a few minutes after the taxi)
We can finish eating dinner at the restaurant and the bus will come a few minutes later. (A few minutes after we finish eating.)
If we start walking, the bus will come a few minutes later. (a few minutes after we start walking.) |
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dido4
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| Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2019 8:35 pm Post subject: Re: in a few minutes |
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Thank you!
| Lorikeet wrote: |
| dido4 wrote: |
1. The bus will come in a few minutes.
2. The bus will come a few minutes later.
Q1. Are these 2 sentences correct?
Q2. What are the differences between these two sentences?
Q3. in a few minutes; a few minutes later
Are there any differences between these two phrases? |
Both sentences are correct.
The first one means the bus will come a few minutes from now (the time we are speaking)
The second one is not as clear because you don't know what the few minutes later refers to. For example:
The taxi will come first and the bus will come a few minutes later. (a few minutes after the taxi)
We can finish eating dinner at the restaurant and the bus will come a few minutes later. (A few minutes after we finish eating.)
If we start walking, the bus will come a few minutes later. (a few minutes after we start walking.) |
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