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Chan-Seung Lee



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:11 am    Post subject: go out Reply with quote
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1.What's up? You look so attentive today. Do you go out on a date?
2.Do you go out with her?
3.Do you go on a date with her?



1.Do the examples make sense?
2.What does 'attentive' mean in #1?
3.Is 'go out on a date' the same meaning as 'go on a date'?
4.Is #2 the same meaning as #3?

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Bob S.



Joined: 29 Apr 2004
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 7:31 am    Post subject: Re: go out Reply with quote
Chan-Seung Lee wrote:
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1.What's up? You look so attentive today. Do you go out on a date?
2.Do you go out with her?
3.Do you go on a date with her?
1.Do the examples make sense?
No. The grammar of Do you go out on a date? does not match the situation. It asks a general question when it should ask a more time dependent question couched in past, present, or future condition. For example:
Did you go on a date?
Are you dating someone?
Do you have a date tonight?

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2.What does 'attentive' mean in #1?
In this case, I think it means alert, cheerfully dutiful, careful.

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3.Is 'go out on a date' the same meaning as 'go on a date'?
Yes.

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4.Is #2 the same meaning as #3?
Basically, yes.
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