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What is the difference between Someone's headed somewhere and Someone's heading somewhere ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between Someone's headed somewhere and Someone's heading somewhere ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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@magasum
Bob was headed to the train station when I talked to him last.
Bob is heading to the train station right now! Let’s see if we can meet him there.
Bob headed toward the door when Sally stopped him.
Bob is heading toward the bathroom door and looks sick. We should check on him.
Hope this helps!
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@theGrahamcracker thanks a lot, but why couldn't I say for example "Bob was heading to the train station when I talked to him last."?
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- English (US)
@magasum honestly one might be grammatically wrong, i am not sure, it both sound natural to me. they both imply he was already headed to the station
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@theGrahamcracker thanks a lot. So they're the same, right? Or is there a nuance?
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@magasum They both convey the same meaning
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