"Go ahead" is usually said to give permission to someone, while "go for it" is encouragement.
Examples;
-"Hey, can I see your math homework?" "Yeah, go ahead."
-"I think I'm going to do sports this year." "Go for it!"
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Polite Requests with I as the Subject (may, might, can and could)
used frequently
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formal and polite
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Rearely
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High
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Might I borrow your pen?
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May I borrow your pen (please)?
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Could I (please) borrow your pen?
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Could has a present or future meaning, not a past meaning.
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More
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Low
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Can I borrow your pen?
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Typical responses
Certainly. Yes, centainly.
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formal
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Of course. yes, of course.
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formal
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Sure
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informal
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get over
She was only just getting over the flu when she got a stomach bug.
她流感剛要好,又得了胃病。
It took him years to get over the shock of his wife dying.
他妻子死後數年,他才從這打擊中恢復過來。
It took her months to get over Michael when he ended the relationship.
麥克爾和她分手了,過了好幾個月她才開始忘掉他。
Just get over it.
別管了
她流感剛要好,又得了胃病。
It took him years to get over the shock of his wife dying.
他妻子死後數年,他才從這打擊中恢復過來。
It took her months to get over Michael when he ended the relationship.
麥克爾和她分手了,過了好幾個月她才開始忘掉他。
Just get over it.
別管了
2020年7月7日 星期二
drop
| drop somebody off | I'll drop you off on the way. |
| drop in/b | I dropped in my grandma’s house on my way to the airport. 我在去機場的路上順道拜訪了奶奶。 Feel free to drop by and pick up your novel. 歡迎有空時順道過來拿你的小說。 drop-in (n.) 不速之客、偶爾地來訪、旁聽生; (adj.) 無須預約的、可隨時造訪的 a drop-in center for the homeless 街友臨時救濟之家 a drop-in lecture 旁聽課 |
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