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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">From:
<span class="gd"><span style="color:#5B1094">Jacqueline Bungenberg de Jong</span></span><span class="gi"> </span><span class="go"><<a href="mailto:Dutchmatters@comcast.net">Dutchmatters@comcast.net</a>></span></p>

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Subject:
<span class="gi">LL-L "Grammar" 2011.04.15 (04) [EN-NDS]</span></p>

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<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">In answer to
Hannelores’ question about “I am eating now”</span></p>

<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Hanne, the
difference is a question of <b>emphasis.</b></span></p>

<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Let’s say you
are having lunch. A friend calls and ask what you are doing….. Your answer
might be “I am eating a cheese sandwich” The stress is on eating. You are
giving your friend a straight answer. Let’s now imagine that you are eating the
same cheese sandwich and a (grand)child calls and wants something. Your first
answer might be “ how nice of you to call me, let me call you back. I am eating
NOW! (In other words “do not interrupt me. This sandwich I am eating is too
delicious!)</span></p>

<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Mmmm, time for
lunch, I am going to have a cheese sandwich!!</span></p>

<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Jacqueline</span></p>

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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">From:
<span class="gd"><span style="color:#790619">Pat Barrett</span></span><span class="gi"> </span><span class="go"><<a href="mailto:pbarrett@cox.net">pbarrett@cox.net</a>></span></p>

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Subject:
<span class="gi">LL-L "Grammar" 2011.04.15 (04) [EN-NDS]</span></p>

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<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">Maybe I'm missing something,
but would "I eat spinach now but I didn't used to" fit in here?</p>

<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">Even, "Right now I eat
spinach but my doctor is putting me on a spinach-free diet and I won't be
eating it any more."??</p>

<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">Pat Barrett</p>

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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="gd">From: R. F. Hahn <<a href="http://uk.mc286.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=sassisch@yahoo.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none">sassisch@yahoo.com</span></a>> </span></p>

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="gd">Subject: Grammar</span></p>

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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="gd">“I eat” has habitual aspect.</span></p>

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="gd">“I am eating” has continuous and/or progressive
aspect.</span></p>

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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="gd">Without an object:</span></p>

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="gd">To me, “I eat now” can mean “I eat now, whereas I was
previously fed artificially.”</span></p>

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="gd">“I am eating now” means just that ... so I’ll call you
back when I’m done eating.</span></p>

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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="gd">With an object:</span></p>

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="gd">“I eat meat now” makes me assume that the speaker was
a vegetarian or a pescatarian before.</span></p>

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="gd">“I am eating meat now” may explain the chewing noises
over the phone.</span></p>

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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="gd"><i>Bon appétit!</i></span></p>

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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="gd">Regards,<br>
Reinhard/Ron<br>
Seattle, USA</span></p>

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