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8 Dec 2022
- Simplified Chinese (China)
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English (US)
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Question about English (US)
Which sounds more natural?
1. Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions.
2. Thanks for making the time to answer my questions.
Which sounds more natural?
1. Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions.
2. Thanks for making the time to answer my questions.
1. Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions.
2. Thanks for making the time to answer my questions.
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- English (US)
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actually you can say 2. if you change it to “Thanks for making time to answer my questions”. now it sounds as natural as 1. “make time” is a common phrase
- English (US)
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actually you can say 2. if you change it to “Thanks for making time to answer my questions”. now it sounds as natural as 1. “make time” is a common phrase
- Simplified Chinese (China)
@wvtram Thanks for your correction. Can I leave out “the” in sentence 1?
Thanks for *taking time* to answer my questions.
Thanks for *taking time* to answer my questions.
- English (US)
@studiousboy yes you can as well. just “making the time” doesn’t sound good to me. but i’m just being picky here—if you said any of these (even “making the time”) no one would bat an eye
- Simplified Chinese (China)
- English (US)
- Simplified Chinese (China)
@wvtram Thank you. Can you go over these two sentences for me? Which sounds more natural to you? Or both sound natural?
1. Thanks for taking the time to visit me.
2. Thanks for making time to visit me.
1. Thanks for taking the time to visit me.
2. Thanks for making time to visit me.
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- Simplified Chinese (China)
@wvtram Ok. Then I’m having a hard time understanding the difference between “take the time to do something” and “make time to do something”. Could you explain to me how they’re different?
- English (US)
@studiousboy they are nearly the same, with just a slight nuance. “make time” implies a little bit more volition.
A: “you’re busy with work. are you sure you can come hang out with us tomorrow?”
B: “i’ll make time.”
here, i would not say “i’ll take the time”. why? i don’t know
“take (the) time” sounds natural like “take (the) time to wind down at the end of the day”. although “make time to wind down at the end of the day” also sounds natural
- Simplified Chinese (China)
@wvtram You’re awesome! Thank you. Can I interpret them as “make time” sounds like person B is busier than “take the time” so “take the time” doesn’t work?
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- English (US)
@studiousboy yes thats right. 2. feels more intimate
- Simplified Chinese (China)
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- Simplified Chinese (China)
- English (US)
@suitboy making the time 比 taking the time 更强调那位人特意抽出时间来帮你。
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- Simplified Chinese (China)
@klassiandreams I see. Thank you!
If you don’t mind, I would say there’s one mistake in that Chinese sentence. It should be 那个人 as opposed to 那位人. Hope I’m not being rude. 🙏🏻
If you don’t mind, I would say there’s one mistake in that Chinese sentence. It should be 那个人 as opposed to 那位人. Hope I’m not being rude. 🙏🏻
- English (US)
- Simplified Chinese (China)
@klassiandreams Never. It’s always 个.
这个人，那个人
But if you changed 人 to 客人, 位 would make sense.
一位客人，几位客人
这个人，那个人
But if you changed 人 to 客人, 位 would make sense.
一位客人，几位客人
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- Simplified Chinese (China)
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