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    Hi, "What do you have in mind" I guess is "What do you think"?

    "“What do you have in mind?” Gibbs asked his boss.
    “I’ve got some stuff I’d like to try out,” Obama said."
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    Default Re: What do you have in mind

    Not exactly. "What do you think?" asks for an opinion. Good, bad, etc.

    "What are you considering doing?" is a better translation of "What's on your mind?"
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    I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.

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    Default Re: What do you have in mind

    Quote Originally Posted by flowersa View Post
    Hi, "What do you have in mind" I guess is "What do you think"? Yes, or more specifically, "what is your plan to address this issue"?.

    "“What do you have in mind?” Gibbs asked his boss.
    “I’ve got some stuff I’d like to try out,” Obama said."
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    Default Re: What do you have in mind

    Quote Originally Posted by Barb_D View Post
    Not exactly. "What do you think?" asks for an opinion. Good, bad, etc.

    "What are you considering doing?" is a better translation of "What's on your mind?"
    Hi Barb, thanks a lot now I'm sure that I must to ask about any tiny doubt that I have with English ...

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