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30 Nov 2022
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English (US)
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I saw your story on Instagram. Have you already tried the new drink that came out starting today at Starbucks?
Is this natural? If it sounds unnatural or grammatically wrong, please let me know😊
I saw your story on Instagram. Have you already tried the new drink that came out starting today at Starbucks?
Is this natural? If it sounds unnatural or grammatically wrong, please let me know😊
Is this natural? If it sounds unnatural or grammatically wrong, please let me know😊
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- English (US)
It's close. The only mistake I see is using "starting" in the sentence. It should just be, "I saw your story on Instagram. Have you already tried the new drink that came out today at Starbucks?"
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- English (US)
It's close. The only mistake I see is using "starting" in the sentence. It should just be, "I saw your story on Instagram. Have you already tried the new drink that came out today at Starbucks?"
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@Zakenjames007 Thank you so much!😊if it started yesterday or two days ago, can I use "starting two days ago"?
- English (US)
@Yukarichandayo You never need to use "starting" with this sentence. If it came out two days ago, you'd say, "that came out two days ago." If it came out last year, you'd say, "that came out last year." If it came out in the year 1990, you'd say, "that came out in 1990."
"Starting" means that there is both a 'start time' AND a 'finish time' connected to the event that isn't always the same. Because of this, it is usually for nouns that are common. So in the sentence "The party started at 18:00," we KNOW that there was a time that it ended (even if we don't say it). And, because a party can start at any time, we have to be specific. We need times or dates. With your sentences, there is only one possible time for the drink to be released (it isn't written out, but it's implied through context by how it's written), so there is no need to add "starting."
Another way to think about it is to think of the verb "to do," which means to perform an action. When we have a positive verb, we don't need to use "do/does" because it is implied that you are performing the action. So it isn't "I do play baseball," but rather "I play baseball." We do not need "do" because it is implied just like we don't need "starting" in your post because it is also implied.
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