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Phrasal verb "keep on"



 
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Meaning of "Stop, do not pass Go..." | Could you please check my grammar?
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Phrasal verb "keep on" #1 (permalink) Sat Feb 11, 2006 14:43 pm   Phrasal verb "keep on"
 

Good afternoon everybody,
how are You?
A really unimportant question keep on crossing my mind back, and fort, so I'd better ask it, before my head blows,
and I stop looking handsome:
Is that proper if I say:
"You can keep on staying!"
It's because I'm a recepcionist, and that was I sad to a guest when I let her know that she could stay after she was supposed to leave the hotel.
I know i could have sad that she could stay,and shot my mouth at the very second, making end of the sentence, but I did not, so now I just like to know if I overcomplicated my life or not at all.
Thanks for co-operation, and being so helpful,
Spencer
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Phrasal verb "keep on" #2 (permalink) Sat Feb 11, 2006 15:12 pm   Phrasal verb "keep on"
 

Hi Spencer,

I shouldn't worry that you have said something wrong. Keep on has the idea of continuing but very often in a persistent way as in: She failed her examination three times but she's going to keep on trying. Again you can say: When I type the word someone, I keep on making a mistake and get the letters o and e the wrong way round.

In the case of the hotel guest, you could simply say: You can stay on another day/week or whatever. You could for example be on holiday and you like the hotel so much you decide to stay on another two nights.

Just some thoughts

Alan
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Phrasal verb "keep on" #3 (permalink) Sat Feb 11, 2006 15:38 pm   Phrasal verb "keep on"
 

Thanks Alan, You were fast, I didn't even expect any answer by now, so I have to think up a new question, if I'd like to write in this forum again.
Anyway, I'm just joking, this is the reason why this forum is the best.
Thanks,
Spencer
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