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20 January
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What is the difference between Winter is coming and Winter is coming on ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between Winter is coming and Winter is coming on ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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- English (US)
The first one is correct! It’s also a line made popular by the TV show ‘Game of Thrones’, haha
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- Korean
@nautilii
Thank you so much all the time!!
Sorry I have a question!
I saw these sentneces in the dictionary
Can you check it out for me?
An enemy is coming on
The fruit is coming on
I feel a cold coming on
I feel a toast coming on
Are these need 'on' after 'coming' ?
Thank you so much all the time!!
Sorry I have a question!
I saw these sentneces in the dictionary
Can you check it out for me?
An enemy is coming on
The fruit is coming on
I feel a cold coming on
I feel a toast coming on
Are these need 'on' after 'coming' ?
- English (US)
I feel a cold coming on. (O)
All the other sentences look weird to me! 😅Where is this dictionary published?
The enemy is coming. (O)
An enemy is coming. (O)
In a meal with several courses:
Fruits will be served next. (O)
Toast will be served next. (O)
Highly-rated answerer
- Korean
It's Naver dictionary from korea website.
I have confused for 'coming on' all day. ㅠㅠ
I have confused for 'coming on' all day. ㅠㅠ

- English (US)
“I feel a toast coming on” —-> Maybe the context is a party, where the speaker thinks that someone is going to start saying a few words of welcome, or 건배/짠!

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- English (US)
But I have never heard anyone say “the fruit is coming on”, and it sounds unnatural to me!
Highly-rated answerer
- English (US)
Some ways you can use ‘come’ with ‘on’:
-I was listening to the radio when my favourite song came on.
- The next guest who will be coming on our (TV) show is Dwayne Johnson!
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- Korean
OK I got to understnad
I really totally appreciate your help!!
I really totally appreciate your help!!
- English (US)

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