Re: Rating Languages

Nik Taylor wrote:
>David Peterson wrote:
> > 2.) I'm eating (present/present progressive): "What are you doing?" "I'm
> > eating; what's it look like?"
>
>Which can sometimes be used in the future "I'm leaving tomorrow at noon"
>or as a habitual "He's going to school at UF"
>
>Speaking of English, has anyone else encountered "be staying" for
>"live"?  E.g., "I'm staying at the Avenues [an apartment complex]"  I
>don't think I've encountered it used for a place that you own, it might
>be restricted to rental situations.  Still, I'd use "live" in those
>cases.
I've seen that quite alot, and it seems to be used when you live in somebody
else's house ("I'm staying at Mary's house"), or in like an hotel ("I'm
staying at the Sheraton Hotel").

                                                Andreas

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