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Difference: now vs now on; later vs later on



 
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Difference: now vs now on; later vs later on #1 (permalink) Fri Aug 21, 2009 4:23 am   Difference: now vs now on; later vs later on
 

Dear teachers,

Could anyone distinguish one word from the other in each pair above for me, please? What is difference between them in each group? What is difference if I say.

I start to learn English from now vs I start to learn English from now on.

I'll do it later vs I'll do it later on

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Difference: now vs now on; later vs later on #2 (permalink) Fri Aug 21, 2009 5:22 am   Difference: now vs now on; later vs later on
 

I think the 'on' is merely an intensifier. Of course, sometimes they cannot be used in the same way: 'sooner or later, everyone wins'.
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