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There's nothing to do. vs There's nothing to be done



 
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There's nothing to do. vs There's nothing to be done #1 (permalink) Thu Mar 01, 2007 11:11 am   There's nothing to do. vs There's nothing to be done
 

Hi teachers,

There's nothing to do.
There's nothing to be done.


Is there any subtle difference between the two?

Thanks in advance

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There's nothing to do. vs There's nothing to be done #2 (permalink) Thu Mar 01, 2007 14:45 pm   There's nothing to do. vs There's nothing to be done
 

Hi,

If yiu say: There's nothing to do, this would suggest you are not active and possibly bored. There's nothing to be done indicates that there is no way you can stop what is happening.

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