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I am twenty next year.

Is this sentence correct?

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"I am" is the present tense. The sentence is acceptable but could be better phrased in the future tense

What would you suggest for a future tense verb?

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No.

I will be twenty next year. I was eighteen last year.

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Dadpad is right, and Noddy is right too.

People will say "I'm twenty next birthday" as a shorter version of "I will be...."

It's wrong grammatically, but it's acceptable in everyday speech.

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Conceivably, it is correct as an answer to a question, e.g.

"What age are you?"

-"I'm twenty next month"

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McTag--

I'll accept your correction, McTag--particularly if "I am" is expressed with the contraction, "I'm".

Let us all be consistantly informal.

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Hey.

I said you were correct.

Greetings, dear Noddy.

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McTag--

You're the nicest nit picker I know--and I've got the nit-picking genes to prove it.

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1. The woman pointed to the man who, according to her, had stolen her handbag.

2. The woman pointed out the man who, according to her, had stolen her handbag.

Do both sentences have the same meaning?

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Yoong Liat wrote:

1. The woman pointed to the man who, according to her, had stolen her handbag.

2. The woman pointed out the man who, according to her, had stolen her handbag.

Do both sentences have the same meaning?

Almost. The first sentence means that the woman physically raised her hand and pointed a finger in the direction of the man. The second sentence could just mean that the woman correctly indentified the man--i.e. she was looking at several photographs of suspects and recognized one of them as the man who stole her handbag.

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Thank you very much, Shapeless.

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Shapeless wrote:

Yoong Liat wrote:
1. The woman pointed to the man who, according to her, had stolen her handbag.

2. The woman pointed out the man who, according to her, had stolen her handbag.

Do both sentences have the same meaning?

Almost. The first sentence means that the woman physically raised her hand and pointed a finger in the direction of the man. The second sentence could just mean that the woman correctly indentified the man--i.e. she was looking at several photographs of suspects and recognized one of them as the man who stole her handbag.

That's a very nice distinction. Good one.

Please note also, Yoong Liat, that to "point out" can be used, and is often used, without any physical movement of actually pointing a finger.

I just thought I would point that out.

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Thanks. Mc Tag.

What you said has been noted.

Thanks.

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correct sentence
I always keep something that I can eat in my pocket when I am on a long journey.

I always keep something in my pocket that I can eat when I am on a long journey.

Which sentence is correct? I think it's #2.

Many thanks.

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No. 1 is the better sentence. No. 2 makes it sound like you are going to eat your pocket. In general, you should put relative clauses and prepositional phrases as close to the word that they are modifying as possible.

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Hi Shapeless

I believe I've posted wrongly because it should in a new thread.

However, I would like to thank you for your comment.

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correct sentence

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