[Grammar] while we connect

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Will17

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Hello!

"Please wait, while we connect you"=> Why don't we use the present continuous in this case?

"while we are connecting you" ?

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W
 
"Please wait, while we connect you"=> Why don't we use the present continuous in this case?

"while we are connecting you" ?
We could, but as the action of connecting is (we hope) of short duration, we don't really need to use the present continuous.
 
Thank you 5.

In my question, would it be better to use "why aren't we using"?

Thank you
W
 
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