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which sentence is correct?
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yovily23
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which sentence is correct?
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Got it!We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners. By using our services, you agree to our use of cookies. More info Cookie Consent plugin for the EU cookie law Today it �s sunny / it �s sunny today is it sunny today? / is sunny today?/ is it today sunny? Today it �s hot / today is hot is it hot today? / is hot today? /
thanks in advance
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9 Nov 2015
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Gi2gi
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Hi, Today it ´s sunny / it ´s sunny today - Both are OK Today it ´s hot (ok) / today is hot (wrong) is it hot today? (ok) / is hot today? (wrong) / Is is hot today? (wrong) Cheers, Giorgi |
9 Nov 2015
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Tapioca
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Wait....I �m not allowed to say "Today is hot"?? |
9 Nov 2015
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Gi2gi
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Tapioca, As a native speaker you should know the answer! And you are more than welcome to give your answers. In my opinion, Today it �s hot is by far more common and appropriate to say than Today is hot; I am not saying that grammatically the second option is wrong, but you are unlikely to say or hear it in any conversation! P.S. You are allowed to say whatever you want, and you are allowed to behave the way you choose, and, sure enough, you are allowed to "correct" other people without providing help to the original poster. Giorgi
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10 Nov 2015
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almaz
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Of course Today is hot is perfectly grammatical and there �s no reason why you shouldn �t hear it in a conversation ("If you think today is hot, wait until tomorrow!"). It may well not be heard as often as the first option, but there �s nothing wrong about it.
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10 Nov 2015
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Gi2gi
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For those who find paraphrasing enjoyable. I said that you are unlikely to say or hear it in any conversation which means, that it is not commonly said or heard Person A: The weather has been so hot lately. Particularly yesterday. Yesterday was very hot. Person B: No, today is very hot. The temperature is at a record high today.
This kind of conversation is not very likely, but it is possible. So, in answer to your question - for most conversations, it �s appropriate to say: "It is / It �s very hot today."
A discussion on this topic: |
10 Nov 2015
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Gi2gi
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In other words, if I say "Some people here are likely to be j erks" I mean that there is a (small) possibility that some people are not jerks :)
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10 Nov 2015
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almaz
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You seem to have missed the very simple point that both Tapioca and I were making. In your first response to the OP, you wrote that the sentence Today is hot was wrong. It �s not. That �s all. |
10 Nov 2015
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Tapioca
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Phew, glad we got that sorted. I thought I �d been using an idiom ( I always thought it was perfectly okay to say "Don �t throw your toys out of the buggy or you �ll get wrong" until I went to university) :-)
So Yovily, I think Gi2rgy �s answer is correct apart from that one phrase where you need to change "wrong" to "less commonly used". I often say "Yesterday was really windy" and although I am in a minority it �s good to know I am not actually wrong. |
10 Nov 2015
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Gi2gi
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@almaz, And you seem to be missing the message I have been trying to convey - why don �t you ever comment in any topic where a user is asking for help unless someone else gives an answer from the best of their knowledge? What �s the use of lurking there and waiting, until you find a "mistake" in somebody else �s answer and then you start posting what you consider is wise and cynical? ;) As for "the mistake", if we absolutely had to choose from the two options Today it �s hot and today is hot the only preferred choice would be Today it �s hot because it sounds far more natural and common. That �s all.
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10 Nov 2015
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almaz
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Your apology is accepted. |
10 Nov 2015
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