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In the contexts you describe, the meanings are the same, and both forms are normally used for the first meeting only, the meeting in which you were introduced to the other person. For saying farewell, the common expression is 'it was /has been great seeing / to see you'.
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| #3 (permalink) Fri Feb 27, 2009 10:17 am "it was great meeting you" vs "it was great to meet you" |
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the former means you have already done "the meeting" and you felt happy after that while the latter suggests you felt happy prior to doing "the meeting". Of course, the former is used for saying farewell.
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| #4 (permalink) Fri Feb 27, 2009 13:29 pm "it was great meeting you" vs "it was great to meet you" |
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No, Anna, you are not. It would be better for you to improve your English a bit more here before you begin to offer advice yourself.
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| #5 (permalink) Fri Feb 27, 2009 16:22 pm "it was great meeting you" vs "it was great to meet you" |
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No, Mr. M, I have not offered any advice at all. Let me disagree with you. There are a few ways to learn and get improved from here. I do not like just to ask others without telling them what I understanding about something.
If you find something wrong in my understandings about things, please give me your comments and I could learn from you.
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| #6 (permalink) Fri Feb 27, 2009 17:30 pm better to re-think the possibilities... |
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Cool..! Anna.ha...!
It will be far more better to re-think the possibilities of learning something from the genuine advices of an experienced head than to disagree with him/her instantly..
After all, every one of us is learning from cradle to grave...
Have a nice experience...
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| #7 (permalink) Fri Feb 27, 2009 17:37 pm "it was great meeting you" vs "it was great to meet you" |
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| Mister Micawber wrote: |
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No, Anna, you are not. It would be better for you to improve your English a bit more here before you begin to offer advice yourself.
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Firstly, thanks for your answer/explanation.
I am not going to go to the easy bit and say "who are you to tell anyone their english is not perfect when you are japanese?" because i don't know whether english is your first language or how much you know about english grammar, but it certainly sounds at least very arrogant what you told Anna. Nobody is perfect, nobody knows the absolute truth so it is quite arrogant to say to someone what you have said to her. In any case, the moment she writes "Am I correct", she is suggesting rather than making an statement, which is more than welcome by me.
Anyway, my question wasn't about what tense I have to use, but when to use "to see/seeing you", perhaps I haven't explained myself properly... |
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| #8 (permalink) Fri Feb 27, 2009 18:46 pm "it was great meeting you" vs "it was great to meet you" |
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Magaly, if you looked closely at his picture, you probably would not expect Mister Micawber to be Japanese. As you can see in his signature, below every one of his posts, he is a native speaker of English. As you can see below his picture, he is a professional language coach. I would not presume to judge him in this unless I knew the circumstances.
Nevertheless, your standing up for the underdog does you credit. Even so, I am sure Anna did not take it the wrong way; she seems to be a hearty debater with a keen interest in linguistic discussions. |
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| #10 (permalink) Fri Feb 27, 2009 21:09 pm "it was great meeting you" vs "it was great to meet you" |
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| Cerberus™ wrote: |
Magaly, if you looked closely at his picture, you probably would not expect Mister Micawber to be Japanese. As you can see in his signature, below every one of his posts, he is a native speaker of English. As you can see below his picture, he is a professional language coach. I would not presume to judge him in this unless I knew the circumstances.
Nevertheless, your standing up for the underdog does you credit. Even so, I am sure Anna did not take it the wrong way; she seems to be a hearty debater with a keen interest in linguistic discussions. |
that's what i meant, i wasn't going to be as stupid as to say "you are from japan" because it is obvious that doesn't imply he is Japanese... anyway, I think you have missed my point. Fair enough, he knows more about English grammar than Anna, i appreciate he is an English coach but I just hope you agree with me, it does sound a bit arrogant the way he said Anna she shouldn't be offering advice, when she was just probably trying to be helpful... he didn't probably mean it that way either, so, as you said, let's not make an issue out of this  |
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| #11 (permalink) Fri Feb 27, 2009 21:31 pm "it was great meeting you" vs "it was great to meet you" |
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Hi Cerberus,
Judging by pictures can be misleading. I mean, I assume you are not a dog with three heads!
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| #12 (permalink) Fri Feb 27, 2009 23:29 pm "it was great meeting you" vs "it was great to meet you" |
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that's actually quite funny because until cerberus didn't point it out, i thought the man in the picture was earl, from "my name is earl"  |
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| #13 (permalink) Sat Feb 28, 2009 1:28 am "it was great meeting you" vs "it was great to meet you" |
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| Magaly wrote: |
| that's what i meant, i wasn't going to be as stupid as to say "you are from japan" because it is obvious that doesn't imply he is Japanese... anyway, I think you have missed my point. Fair enough, he knows more about English grammar than Anna, i appreciate he is an English coach but I just hope you agree with me, it does sound a bit arrogant the way he said Anna she shouldn't be offering advice, when she was just probably trying to be helpful... he didn't probably mean it that way either, so, as you said, let's not make an issue out of this |
Yeah, I see your point, I guess I just felt a sudden urge to speak up for Mr. M.
PS What's wrong with being a three-headed dog? I feel like I am being the victim of racism on this forum! Wroof! |
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| #14 (permalink) Sat Feb 28, 2009 1:32 am "it was great meeting you" vs "it was great to meet you" |
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| Never mind Cerberus. Do not get destructed of what others say. I know that you are good inside and out. |
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| #15 (permalink) Sat Feb 28, 2009 1:40 am "it was great meeting you" vs "it was great to meet you" |
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I quite like your avatar, Cerberus™. And it is much more interesting than mine.
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