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navi
305 posts
Aug 12, 2008
3:10 PM
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Could one say:
1-It is good that they'll get to know each other, although it'll be just a bit.MEANING:
It is good that they'll get to know each other, although they'll get to know each other just a bit.
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CeeBee
2103 posts
Aug 12, 2008
10:22 PM
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I would understand what you meant. The "it" in the "although" part seems to clearly refer back to the "get to know" part.
Last Edited on 12-Aug-2008 10:24 PM
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Sapninman
396 posts
Aug 15, 2008
12:17 PM
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although it'll be just a bit. Navi: One possible problem with that expression is that it could be misinterpreted. In American colloquial English, "just a bit" can mean "just a short while." I notice that "in just a bit" has become a favorite expression of some newscasters, as in "We'll have news footage of that in just a bit." The word "soon" would work well, but it doesn't sound as folksy as "in just a bit."
Last Edited on 15-Aug-2008 1:02 PM
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Sparky
798 posts
Aug 15, 2008
1:41 PM
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I didn't like that sentence, but I was having a hard time explaining why. I kept thinking "It'll be just a bit what?" If, as Sapninman mentioned, you wanted to say they'd only have a short time together, you might say "It is good that they'll get to know each other, although it'll be for just a bit." But if you wanted to say that they'd only get to know each other slightly, you might say "It is good that they'll get to know each other, although it will only be a little bit."
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navi
306 posts
Aug 19, 2008
5:00 AM
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I just saw this!
Thanks a lot Sapninman and Sparky for being so careful.
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