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What does "bye for now" mean?



 
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What does "bye for now" mean? #1 (permalink) Tue Feb 24, 2004 22:22 pm   What does "bye for now" mean?
 

Hi!

Test No. errors/elem-14 "Listen and Improve Your English", question 10

I do hope this session helps you improve your listening skills. Buy for now.

(a) do
(b) helps
(c) Buy

Test No. errors/elem-14 "Listen and Improve Your English", answer 10

I do hope this session helps you improve your listening skills. Bye for now.

Correct entry: Bye
The error was: (c) Buy

What is "Bye for now"?
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Bye for now #2 (permalink) Tue Feb 24, 2004 23:26 pm   Bye for now
 

'Bye' is short for 'Goodbye' and 'buy for now' is similar to 'See you soon' or Пока, До скорого.

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Bye for now #3 (permalink) Wed Feb 25, 2004 7:13 am   Bye for now
 

Hi! What is correct? 'Bye' fot now or' buy' for now

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Buy vs bye #4 (permalink) Wed Feb 25, 2004 7:31 am   Buy vs bye
 

Hi Terminator,

You say 'Bye for now' when you leave somebody. The verb 'to buy' sounds the same but means 'to purchase something.' So to answer your question, 'bye for now' is correct in the given context.

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Bye for now #5 (permalink) Sun Jun 06, 2004 10:05 am   Bye for now
 

Torsten wrote:
'Bye' is short for 'Goodbye' and 'buy for now' is similar to 'See you soon' or Пока, До скорого.

Hi Torsten!
I forgot to say! It is great that you sometimes use Russian words! I am planning to learn this language soon.
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What does "bye for now" mean? #6 (permalink) Wed Apr 14, 2010 15:58 pm   What does "bye for now" mean?
 

I think we should use " will help" in this sentence instead of "help"?
would you tell me why will help is wrong in this sentence.
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What does "bye for now" mean? #7 (permalink) Wed Apr 14, 2010 22:33 pm   What does "bye for now" mean?
 

In what sentence, Farnaz?
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What does "bye for now" mean? #8 (permalink) Wed Apr 21, 2010 8:00 am   What does "bye for now" mean?
 

I do hope this session helps you improve your listening skills. Buy for now.
in the above sentence I think the error is in the verb help which should be "will help".
am I right or wrong?
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What does "bye for now" mean? #9 (permalink) Wed Apr 21, 2010 19:06 pm   What does "bye for now" mean?
 

helps - present and future help,
will help - help only in the future, not immediately,

so to use 'helps' rather than 'will help' is correct. The only error in the sentence is the spelling of the word 'b u y', which, in this sentence, needs to be written 'b y e '
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What does "bye for now" mean? #10 (permalink) Wed Apr 21, 2010 20:41 pm   What does "bye for now" mean?
 

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Hi Farnaz,

It's true to say that
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I do hope this session helps you improve your listening skills
is a statement of good wishes about the improvement. The addition of 'do' in 'I do hope' could justify the use of 'will help' as it's in line with the wish that the session is going to be of use.

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What does "bye for now" mean? #11 (permalink) Thu Apr 22, 2010 8:18 am   What does "bye for now" mean?
 

Native speakers normally use simple present for future in dependent clauses, Farnaz. 'Will help' is not wrong, but 'helps' is more right.
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What does "bye for now" mean? #12 (permalink) Thu Apr 22, 2010 9:20 am   What does "bye for now" mean?
 

Dear Alan, Mister Micawber
thank you so much for your complete answers. I was confused. but now I got it.
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What does "bye for now" mean? #13 (permalink) Thu Apr 22, 2010 9:24 am   What does "bye for now" mean?
 

Hi Farnaz, please also note the correct spelling of 'a lot'. Many thanks, Torsten

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What does "bye for now" mean? #14 (permalink) Thu Apr 22, 2010 9:52 am   What does "bye for now" mean?
 

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What does "bye for now" mean? #15 (permalink) Thu Apr 22, 2010 9:53 am   What does "bye for now" mean?
 

You're welcome ;-).

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