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This phrase would still be in the general category of “casual”, however, it’s just a little bit less casual than simply “looking forward to meeting you”. The casual version: I’m looking forward to meeting youĪnd finally, sticking to the present continuous, we have the phrase “I’m looking forward to meeting you”.

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Perhaps the only time you could use this in a professional context is in a text message, where the person your talking to could be sympathetic to the fact that you wish to reduce the amount of words you use. The lack of the subject goes to further the fact that this phrase is best used for casual conversations only. Therefore, this is another phrase it might not be so good to be using during professional conversations. The use of the word “looking” rather than “look” implies that it’s a current state of mind, and not something you are constantly doing. This would mean saying “Looking forward to meeting you”. The lack of subject: Looking forward to meeting youĪnother way we could say the phrase without the subject would be in the present continuous. It’s interesting to think how dropping the subject can change the tone of a phrase. There is no way that you would be using this when talking to somebody such as a boss or an investor. However, anybody with common sense can easily see where this one should be, casual. But the dropping of the subject (I) suggests it would be better for casual usage. On the one hand, the use of the word “look” rather than “looking” suggests it’s better for professional usage. Still in the present simple, but more causal we have the phrase “look forward to meeting you”. The weird version: Look forward to meeting you Although it’s probably less important if you’re just writing to a colleague. And for this reason, you should be using this version during professional circumstances, such as when you’re writing to your boss, or an investor. It follows the established structure of subject (I), verbs (look forward to meeting), object (you). This is the version you should use when speaking the Queen’s English. The most formal way that you could possibly tell someone about your excitement to see them is if you were to say “I look forward to meeting you”. The formal version: I look forward to meeting you Ting you”, I’m saying that thinking about future events with excitement is the action I’m currently performing. In the same sense, if I were to say “I’m looking forward to mee The present continuous is what we use when we’re talking about what’s happening at a specific moment (usually, now).įor example, if I were to say “I’m waiting for my food to arrive”, I would be saying that the action I am currently performing is waiting for my food to arrive. “I’m looking forward to meeting you” however, is written in the present continuous. “I’m looking forward to meeting you” is present continuous Likewise, by saying “I look forward to meeting you”, I’m implying that my excitement to meet you is a constant state of mind. For example, if I were to say “I eat eggs for breakfast”, I’m saying that eggs are my choice of breakfast, and not that I’m eating them right now. This refers to the fact it’s permanent and something you’re do on a regular basis. “I look forward to meeting you” is written in the simple present tense. “I look forward to meeting you” is present simple How exactly, to gaze in a direction came to mean, thinking about the future in unknown, but it’s most likely related to the fact that you’re looking forward through time. It wasn’t until the 19 th century that it came to mean “to be excited about”. The phrase “look forward” has been around since the 16 th century, but originally, but it simply meant to expect something to happen. However, we are not turning our gaze when we are looking forward to an event. When we think about the phrase “to look at something”, we probably think about turning our gaze in the direction of that thing. The phrase “Look Forward” from a grammatical perspectiveīefore we get into the guts of the article, I think it would be interesting to look into the word ‘look’, particularly in relation to the phrase ‘look forward’. Watch the video: Only 1 percent of our visitors get these 3 grammar questions right.

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