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Bookmark or Share- phrase request - English Language Learners Stack ExchangeYour question could be positive or negative, and "speak to soon" covers both. Speak too soon is usually taken to mean the OPPOSITE of expectation, like you describe in your example. You tell someone you have no work - oops, you spoke to soon and now you have too much work, for example.
- "too soon" versus "too early" - English Language Learners Stack ExchangeFeb 27, 2021 at 15:30. 9. Yes. Most native speakers would use too early for your context, because too soon is only usually used in contexts where it's "unsuitable" to do something because of some earlier event (that happened too recently, so you should wait for more time to elapse before starting the proposed activity).
- word usage - "Leave so soon" VS "Leave so early" - English Language ...6. “Soon” is a measure of time relative to the starting point; “early” is a measure of time relative to the ending point. If someone left only a few minutes after arrival you would say “why are you leaving so soon?”. This could be even if it is already the scheduled end time. If someone left long before the scheduled end time you ...
- How soon is "soon"? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange2. "Soon" is a very useful word for conveying ambiguity. If the speaker means "later today" or "several days later", they could use those phrases. Since they didn't, "soon" gives a sense of urgency or imminence without committing the speaker to any particular deadline.
- Reply to "See you" - English Language Learners Stack ExchangeIt is natural to reply 'See you'/'See you later'. 'You too' sounds natural in response to 'have a good week-end' and similar. You have established the "see you later" in your conversation, so there is no need to repeat it. I would just say "bye" or "later". To me "You too" sounds corny when someone says it.
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