#2 (permalink) Sat Mar 11, 2006 14:31 pm Take place vs hold on |
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Hello Annu,
1. The first sentence should read: When will the meeting take place?
You can also say: When will the meeting be held?
You can hold a meeting, but not hold on a meeting – hold on means wait or cling on to.
2. Three weeks ago means: three weeks before now.
Ago always counts back from the present time. If you are counting back from a past time, you have to use before, not ago:
They are leaving for Australia today. Three weeks ago they had an accident (counting back from today). Ten days before (the accident) they won the lottery.
3. It’s snowing. Would you like to go skiing? It means: would you like to practice this sport? But you can say: We are going to the mountain to ski, meaning: for the purpose of skiing. I don't go to the mountain to ski, I go there to walk. |
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