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Posted: 21 October 2009 11:20 PM   [ Ignore ]
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Hi All,

Please assist! Which one is the correct sentence?

it will be done by today

or

it will be done today.

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Posted: 22 October 2009 06:58 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]
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kreative - 21 October 2009 11:20 PM

Hi All,

Please assist! Which one is the correct sentence?

it will be done by today

or

it will be done today.

Regards,

saying “done by today” implies that it has been ongoing and will be finally complete today.

saying “done today” implies it is going to be started and completed today.

subtle difference.

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Posted: 22 October 2009 07:06 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]
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it will be done by today or it will be done today.

Either of these is correct. Usually, however, using “by ______” indicates that the task is in the future.

“It will be do by this afternoon” or “It will be done by tomorrow” sounds a bit more natural.

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Posted: 24 October 2009 05:56 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 3 ]
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saparris - 22 October 2009 07:06 AM

it will be done by today or it will be done today.

Either of these is correct. Usually, however, using “by ______” indicates that the task is in the future.

“It will be do by this afternoon” or “It will be done by tomorrow” sounds a bit more natural.

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Posted: 24 October 2009 08:07 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 4 ]
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“It will be do by this afternoon”

Sorry. “It will be did by this afternoon.”

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Posted: 24 October 2009 09:15 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 5 ]
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Sorry. “It will be did by this afternoon.”

Maybe you should write it correctly, or others may start speaking like this. Then again, how else is the language to change?

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Posted: 25 October 2009 09:02 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 6 ]
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Or maybe it’s time I learned to type!

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Posted: 25 October 2009 09:17 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 7 ]
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Promises, promises!

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Posted: 25 October 2009 09:21 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 8 ]
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You’re repeating yourself again.

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Posted: 25 October 2009 09:28 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 9 ]
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Emphasis, that!

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Posted: 25 October 2009 09:39 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 10 ]
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You’re repeating yourself again.

(I’m repeating myself again.)

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Posted: 27 October 2009 10:13 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 11 ]
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Re-incarnation?

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Posted: 27 October 2009 11:09 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 12 ]
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Posted: 28 October 2009 08:11 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 13 ]
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