whats diffrence between these two sentences meaning? "Are you ready?" "Are you ready yet?":?:
N nadereh New member Joined Sep 9, 2012 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Persian Home Country Iran Current Location Iran Sep 9, 2012 #1 whats diffrence between these two sentences meaning? "Are you ready?" "Are you ready yet?":?:
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Sep 9, 2012 #2 nadereh said: What's the difference between the meaning of these two sentences? [STRIKE]meaning?[/STRIKE] "Are you ready?" "Are you ready yet?" Click to expand... Welcome to the forum. :-D They effectively mean exactly the same thing. Please see the amendments I have made in red. Remember to start every sentence with a capital letter and check your spelling and punctuation.
nadereh said: What's the difference between the meaning of these two sentences? [STRIKE]meaning?[/STRIKE] "Are you ready?" "Are you ready yet?" Click to expand... Welcome to the forum. :-D They effectively mean exactly the same thing. Please see the amendments I have made in red. Remember to start every sentence with a capital letter and check your spelling and punctuation.
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 Sep 9, 2012 #3 Welcome from me, too, nadereh :-D. Here's a tip for a better title: Are you ready (yet). Rover
S SoothingDave VIP Member Joined Apr 17, 2009 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Sep 10, 2012 #4 The "yet" can imply that the person asking the question is impatient.
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 Sep 10, 2012 #5 ...and 'Aren't you ready yet?' implies even more impatience.