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how to understant 'is going to be giving '



 
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how to understant 'is going to be giving ' #1 (permalink) Wed Mar 04, 2009 6:58 am   how to understant 'is going to be giving '
 

Dear all,

Here I have a confusion on the sentence:Your best bet is going to be giving a compliment that you truly mean and are prepared to talk about in detail.

can I say 'your best bet is to give'?

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how to understant 'is going to be giving ' #2 (permalink) Wed Mar 04, 2009 12:49 pm   how to understant 'is going to be giving '
 

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The meaning is the same, but the author is obviously encouraging the reader to do so.
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