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Old 02-Sep-2003, 12:52
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I am happy to work as a doctor.

Does this mean:
1-I am happy because I will work as a doctor.
2-I am happy because I work as a doctor.
3-I am happy because I am working as a doctor.
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I am happy to work as a doctor.

Does this mean:
1-I am happy because I will work as a doctor.
2-I am happy because I work as a doctor.
3-I am happy because I am working as a doctor.
Sentences two and three apply. (They mean the same thing.)

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