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- 07-Jan-2012, 21:56 #1
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were or are you? A friend in her email says 'let us meet at Holiday Inn'? Which reply is better?
Do you mean the Holiday Inn located near the Tsim Tsu MRT?Sounds wonderful. Let meet there.
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Are you referring to the Holiday Inn located near the Tsim Tsu MRT? Sounds great. Let meet there.
- 07-Jan-2012, 22:02 #2
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Teacher Re: were or are you? Both are fine, now. The first is more informally natural. You could also say, "Is that the Holiday Inn ..."
Originally Posted by thomas615 
Context is always important; labelling is rarely important.
- 07-Jan-2012, 22:12 #3
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Teacher Re: were or are you? Why is your thread titled "Were or are you?"
- 08-Jan-2012, 01:28 #4
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Threadstarter / Original Poster Re: were or are you? Teacher, that was an error. Thank you.
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