Already already

chris w.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

By the time you are ready he will be gone already sounds very Jewish in English, already. The native speaker would say he will already be gone.

Asked 3 years ago

CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Hi Chris,

Thank you for pointing this out, the English in this sentence has been changed.

Bonne Continuation !

Like13 years ago

alison m.A2Kwiziq community member

An English (as opposed to American) native speaker would say;

By the time you are ready he will have already gone.

Like03 years ago

By the time you are ready he will be gone already sounds very Jewish in English, already. The native speaker would say he will already be gone.

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