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Expression: 'So, is that, like, ...'

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"Reference" or "With reference" | "bring to your knowledge" vs "bring into your knowledge"

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#1 (permalink) Sun Feb 18, 2007 7:46 am Expression: 'So, is that, like, ...'

Mister Micawber wrote:

So, is that, like, they'll be back at 9 am, the start of that day, and you can call them first thing in the morning?

Hi

Could you please help me understand the bold part? So, is that, like

If I were to write this, it would be something like this:

So, will they be back at 9 am, the...

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#2 (permalink) Sun Feb 18, 2007 8:47 am Expression: 'So, is that, like, ...'

Hi, Yes, your interpretation is correct. Perhaps another variation would be: So, are you saying that they'll be back ... or: So, do you mean that .... A _________________ English as a Second Language You can read my ESL story Present Simple

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