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26 May
- Japanese
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English (US)
Question about English (US)
*The moment X says these, X is at another place and isn't working.
X: I'm working at the restaurant.
X: I work at the restaurant.
- Which is correct?
*The moment X says these, X is at another place and isn't working.
X: I'm working at the restaurant.
X: I work at the restaurant.
- Which is correct?
X: I'm working at the restaurant.
X: I work at the restaurant.
- Which is correct?
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Both are correct and are interchangeable. There is only a very small difference in nuance: "I'm working" slightly emphasises the current-ness of the working, because the "am" is in contrast to "was" or "will be".
Whether or not the speaker is doing the work at the moment of speaking does not matter; "working at" and "work at" are considered to mean "employed at".
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- English (US)
- German
It's exactly like @Cheldra said. I just want to add something, that may help you further.
In your original sentence, you used ている. ている can be used (among other things) to describe things that you do habitually, or your occupation. It's the same in english.
僕は英語を教えている
this can both mean that I am *currently* (in this very moment) teaching english, or that I generally teach english, right?
The same applies to english. "I am working at this restaurant" can both mean, that I am *currently* working here, or that I generally work here.
It depends on the context. If someone asked me: "What do you do for a living?" And I said "I am working at a restaurant" then I clearly talk about my occupation, not what I am doing in this very moment.
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- Japanese
So English and Japanese are thinking about the concept of present continuous in the same way. Thank you!😆
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