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BMO
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 Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 11:18 am Post subject: Take three days |
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I take three days to do it.
Is this correct? It is better to say, "It takes three days to do it," but is the top one correct?
How about "I took three days to do it," or "I will take thrre days to do it?"
Thanks.
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Bob S.
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 1:50 pm Post subject: Re: Take three days |
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Each is correct, but they have different meanings.
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| I take three days to do it. |
Someone else might take 2 or 4 days to do it, but when I do it, I always take 3 days.
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| It takes three days to do it. |
When anyone does it (you, me, or anyone else), it always takes 3 days.
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| How about "I took three days to do it," or "I will take three days to do it?" |
Both are fine for past and future tense respectively. |
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BMO
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 2:52 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you so much; I did not know there is a difference.
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Bob S.
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 10:07 am Post subject: |
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| You're welcome. Yeah, it's tricky. Lawyers and contract agents live for this stuff. |
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