"He is going to be jogging for another half an hour/another 30 minutes/ or the next?"
O ostap77 Key Member Joined Sep 9, 2010 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Ukrainian Home Country Ukraine Current Location Ukraine Feb 25, 2011 #1 "He is going to be jogging for another half an hour/another 30 minutes/ or the next?"
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Feb 25, 2011 #2 '. . .for another half hour.' '. . .for another 30 minutes.' The above mean that he's already been jogging for some time. 'He's going to be jogging for the next half hour/30 minutes' means that he hasn't started jogging yet. Rover
'. . .for another half hour.' '. . .for another 30 minutes.' The above mean that he's already been jogging for some time. 'He's going to be jogging for the next half hour/30 minutes' means that he hasn't started jogging yet. Rover
O ostap77 Key Member Joined Sep 9, 2010 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Ukrainian Home Country Ukraine Current Location Ukraine Feb 26, 2011 #3 Rover_KE said: '. . .for another half hour.' '. . .for another 30 minutes.' The above mean that he's already been jogging for some time. 'He's going to be jogging for the next half hour/30 minutes' means that he hasn't started jogging yet. Rover Click to expand... Is it half hour or half an hour?
Rover_KE said: '. . .for another half hour.' '. . .for another 30 minutes.' The above mean that he's already been jogging for some time. 'He's going to be jogging for the next half hour/30 minutes' means that he hasn't started jogging yet. Rover Click to expand... Is it half hour or half an hour?
5jj Moderator Staff member Joined Oct 14, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country Czech Republic Current Location Czech Republic Feb 26, 2011 #4 Both are possible.