How to Speak English
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Mark
Err, yeah, could do.
Susie
Just a beer after work or something.
Mark
Yeah, that would be nice. Erm, let me see. I'm free tomorrow, or maybe Thursday?
Susie
No - tomorrow's good for me.MarkOK - great!
William
Susie says, Do you want to meet up for a drink sometime?EXAMPLESusieI was thinking, do you want to meet up for a drink sometime?
William
It's much more natural to say, Do you want to meet up for a drink sometime? than, for example, Do you want to meet up for a drink tomorrow? And it's useful because it gives you options. If the other person seems to like the idea, you can arrange a time to see each other, but if they seem less sure, then you can just leave it as a vague plan. Listen to this:
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Susie
I was thinking, do you want to meet up for a drink sometime?
Mark
Err, yeah, could do.
Susie
Just a beer after work or something.
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