How's your reading coming?

[tufguy]

How's your reading coming?

Does it mean "How is your reading going"?

 

[GoesStation]

It's a casual way to ask whether you're making progress with your reading. I could have asked How's your reading coming along or How's your reading going?

Now I know that working from home is turning out to be more tiring than working in the office. I'm sorry.

When you get back to your old routine, maybe you can read a chapter of something during your commute. That would be something to look forward to.

 

[kadioguy]

Now I know that working from home is turning out to be more tiring than working in the office. I'm sorry.

When you get back to your old routine, maybe you can read a chapter of something during your commute. That would be something to look forward to.

Pardon my asking, but what is that about?

 

[GoesStation]

Pardon my asking, but what is that about?

Tufguy started a new thread to discuss a question he partially replied to here.

 

[tufguy]

It's a casual way to ask whether you're making progress with your reading. I could have asked How's your reading coming along or How's your reading going?

Now I know that working from home is turning out to be more tiring than working in the office. I'm sorry.

When you get back to your old routine, maybe you can read a chapter of something during your commute. That would be something to look forward to.

Yes, they are taking advantage of the situation. They ask us to work at the weekends as well(but I don't do that).

 

[tufguy]

It's a casual way to ask whether you're making progress with your reading. I could have asked How's your reading coming along or How's your reading going?

Now I know that working from home is turning out to be more tiring than working in the office. I'm sorry.

When you get back to your old routine, maybe you can read a chapter of something during your commute. That would be something to look forward to.

I will try if I am still alive after all this ends.

 

[Tdol]

Yes, they are taking advantage of the situation. They ask us to work at the weekends as well(but I don't do that).

They will- with things very much in flux, people will try to take advantage.

 

[tufguy]

They will- with things very much in flux, people will try to take advantage.

What does "Flux" mean?

 

[Rover_KE]

You can look it up in OneLook.com.

 

[kadioguy]

They will- with things very much in flux, people will try to take advantage.

What if I put "very much" after "in flux"?

... with things in flux very much, people will try to take advantage.

Does this version sound OK? Or does it sound unnatural?

 

[emsr2d2]

The four words together are OK but they're not in the natural order.

... with things very much in flux, ...

 

[kadioguy]

The four words together are OK but they're not in the natural order.

... with things very much in flux, ...

Then do you mean that the natural order is this?

... with things in flux very much, ...

 

[emsr2d2]

No! That's what you originally suggested and I said they were in the wrong order. The natural order is exactly what I wrote:

... with things very much in flux ...

 

[kadioguy]

No! That's what you originally suggested and I said they were in the wrong order. The natural order is exactly what I wrote:

... with things very much in flux ...

Thank you for the explanation.

Now I know what you meant.

(In your version) The four words together are OK but they're not in the natural order.

(The natural order is)... with things very much in flux, ...

 

[GoesStation]

What if I put "very much" after "in flux"?

... with things in flux very much, people will try to take advantage.

Does this version sound OK? Or does it sound unnatural?

It's completely unnatural. Adverbs can only be used before the phrase in flux.

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