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#2 (permalink) Mon Aug 30, 2010 10:12 am It won't be soon before long |
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I think you might have misheard this, Waiyin.
Could it have been 'it will be seen before long'? _________________ Cheers m' dears! |
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Beeesneees Language Coach

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#3 (permalink) Mon Aug 30, 2010 10:20 am It won't be soon before long |
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Thanks Beeesnees, by the way what does it mean 'it will be seen before long'? "It won't be soon before long" is the album title from Maroon 5 band. I do not know what they give these words as album's name. I am curious about the name. |
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Waiyin Cheng I'm here quite often ;-)
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#4 (permalink) Mon Aug 30, 2010 10:28 am It won't be soon before long |
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| As far as I know "soon before long" is informally used in such as songs. It simply means "in the near future". The rhetorical use of two similar-meaning expressions is just for emphasis. |
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Haihao I'm a Communicator ;-)
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#5 (permalink) Mon Aug 30, 2010 17:34 pm It won't be soon before long |
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Songs frequently don't make grammatical sense Waiyin. This one doesn't even seem to have a title which makes grammatical sense.
'Before long' means 'in the near future'. 'soon' also means 'in the near future' The two are not used together. _________________ Cheers m' dears! |
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#6 (permalink) Tue Aug 31, 2010 4:12 am It won't be soon before long |
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| ok, thanks so much Beesneees |
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Waiyin Cheng I'm here quite often ;-)
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#7 (permalink) Tue Aug 31, 2010 22:04 pm It won't be soon before long |
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| Repetition of synonyms is not unusual in informal or conversational usage. A popular example is double negation such as "I ain't know nothing." |
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