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I have heard Americans say:

I am headed home.

I am heading home.

Are both correct? Do they mean the same thing? Thanks very much.

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[+3] - Setanta - 11/10/2015Yes, they are both correct and yes they have the same meaning.
[+3] - roger - 11/10/2015[quote="dalehileman"] Maybe so, Bio, myself I only know common collo [/quote] collo!?
[+3] - roger - 11/10/2015Not a bit better if you are answering a language question.

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Yes, they are both correct and yes they have the same meaning.

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@Doubtful,

Doubt, there might be a very subtle diff: The "-ing" might imply an upcoming action

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@dalehileman,

....whereas "-ed" slightly more often might signify an action already under way

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@Doubtful,

americans, and I am one so I can say so do not understand the rules of our language. if you are speaking most say they are both correct but when you look in the textbook definition, you have to look at the tense of the whole sentence and usually the second is correct.

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@Bl08791,

Maybe so, Bio, myself I only know common collo

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@Doubtful,

Both are correct.
They have approximately the same meaning. Feel free to use them interchangeably.

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@dalehileman,

dalehileman wrote:

Maybe so, Bio, myself I only know common collo

collo!?

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@roger,

Sorry Rog, it's just how I abbr "colloquial;" spose I oughta add the "q", esp w/esl

Forgive....

https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=abbreviate+colloquial

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