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- Computers: what is the difference between load and loading?
The noun version of loading can be the abstract as commented above, but because it tends to refer to a process rather than an event, it is also natural and common to use it in referring to things that take some time "Document loading" implies it is (was will be) ongoing That is not due to your slow fast although the effects of those adjectives in your examples reinforce the effect of the
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- Are you working today or Do you work today?
" Are you working today? " is a specific question about this day - not this day of the week, but this exact day For example, it might be a Wednesday, and you know the other person normally works Wednesdays, but perhaps you are enquiring if they took a vacation day " Do you work today " sounds a little unclear but it could be okay in context " Do you work " rather than " are you working
- Is (being) loaded - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
"Being loaded" is the form for present progressive, so it is more correct The word "as" tells us that the action of loading begins before the man started to speak, and will continue after the man will stop speaking
- Is the use of future continuous in will be adding acceptable?
What I wanted to point out was that the speaker, in choosing the future continuous, is not only explaining what is to be expected under the circumstances, but emphasizing that that transaction is multi-phase with the continuous, and also avoiding other valid choices that might seem less polite Not that the speaker has spent a lot of cogitating -- it could be just the manner of communicating
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- When should I say AM PM and when should I say oclock?
Speaking both PM AM and o'clock together is odd! It's 4 PM o'clock - no, no Now, it depends on the context If someone is asking you now, obviously both of you know the part of the day or night It makes no sense to add PM if the person is asking you in the afternoon Yes, this is okay if you are teaching someone when to say PM AM So, if the context is clear, you both know the part of the
- Can you please vs. Could you please [duplicate]
I heard using 'could' is for politeness When I request something, should I say "Can you please" or "Could you please"? Does the latter sound over-polite and pretentious?
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