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" I await your pleasure. " Whenever you are ready. It's up to you. Any-time.
" I'll wait for you." ( But not too long. )
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 Kitosdad
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| #3 (permalink) Sun Mar 29, 2009 19:15 pm "Wait" and "await", what's the difference? |
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| Kitosdad wrote: |
" I await your pleasure. " Whenever you are ready. It's up to you. Any-time.
" I'll wait for you." ( But not too long. ) |
Uh... sorry but I don't really get it =/ |
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InsaneMetal
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| #4 (permalink) Sun Mar 29, 2009 22:47 pm Hey All |
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Hi members,
Just wanted to say "greetings" and let you know that I'm glad to be a member - I've been a lurker long enough :)
Looking forward to contributing some and also gaining some knowledge along the way.... mods, feel free to move this if
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| #5 (permalink) Wed Apr 21, 2010 2:34 am "Wait" and "await", what's the difference? |
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| InsaneMetal wrote: |
| Kitosdad wrote: |
" I await your pleasure. " Whenever you are ready. It's up to you. Any-time.
" I'll wait for you." ( But not too long. ) |
Uh... sorry but I don't really get it =/ |
Me too. Could somebody please help to explain a little more?
Thanks so much,
Siam |
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SiamS
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| #6 (permalink) Wed Apr 21, 2010 2:44 am "Wait" and "await", what's the difference? |
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| Very roughly speaking, I would say await = wait for, and wait for is more common. |
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Haihao
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| #7 (permalink) Wed Apr 21, 2010 2:45 am "Wait" and "await", what's the difference? |
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| SiamS wrote: |
| InsaneMetal wrote: |
| Kitosdad wrote: |
" I await your pleasure. " Whenever you are ready. It's up to you. Any-time.
" I'll wait for you." ( But not too long. ) |
Uh... sorry but I don't really get it =/ |
Me too. Could somebody please help to explain a little more?
Thanks so much,
Siam |
Hey Siam, I'm sorry, but I think you should say "neither did I" or " I don't get it either", since you agreed with a negative sentence, ok? ;)
About wait and await I got it now, wait is for something already arranged or something you know that will happen in the near future. Await is used for situations where you don't know when it's going to happen at all, so maybe it could take weeks, months, years, etc.
Regards,
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InsaneMetal
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| #8 (permalink) Thu Apr 22, 2010 3:51 am "Wait" and "await", what's the difference? |
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Hi Mauricio
Yes, you're right. Thanks so much for your advice. After leaving school for a long time, I always mistake some simple English. Therefore,this forum is very useful to me. Also thanks for your clarifying about "wait vs. await". It is clear to me.
Take care,
Siam |
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