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Mikkel
Asking about when someone has an appointment - for native speakers of English If you were going to ask someone at which time they have an appointment - how would you phrase it? I would say “When are you going to be there?” But I suppose that doesn’t necessarily mean when they are supposed to be there, but when they expect to be there (perhaps they are unable to be there on time). Should I instead ask “When are you supposed to be there?” or “When are you to be there?”. Thanks for your help!
12 mar 2017 11:32
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I would say "What time is your appointment?" if it's for an appointment. If it's for something more casual and you know the location (example-meeting) "What time is the meeting?" If you do not know the location/event "What time are you supposed to be there?" should be sufficient.
12 marzo 2017
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What time is your appointment? I mean this is by the far the easiest way. What time do you have to be there? Edit: I'll add: When is your appointment? When do you have to be there? Those work fine too. Being honest, I wouldn't use any of your questions. The thing you want to know is the time they will get there, and your questions are rather awkward to my ear, bearing that in mind, as they make no reference to that piece of information. 'When are you to be there?' sound really formal. No one would say it. 'When are you supposed to be there?' is OK, it's the best of the three but I wouldn't use it in preference to the questions I wrote above. 'When are you going to be there?' Again, it just sounds off. I'll tell you the context in which I would use it. Say for example, someone I have just met has told me they are going on a trip. I might then say, 'Great, so when are you going to be there?' It's making reference to a longer, more open-ended time, not a more immediate, fixed time, like in your example.
12 marzo 2017
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