Re: Tense and aspect in English
Alan Repurk (lars@repurk.mw.com)
Wed, 30 Apr 1997 07:04:23 -0700
Jonathan Robie wrote:
>
> Jim: What are you doing tomorrow?
> Mary: Well, I *was* going to my brother's house...
> Jim: How would you like to go horseback riding? I have a friend who has
> horses, and...
Jonathan,
Would it be too much of a stretch to interpret it as :
Mary: Well, I *was* [thinking about | considering] going to my brother's house...
Regards,
-lars