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Latest post Sat, Dec 20 2008 8:17 PM by norwolf. 1 replies.
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guzhao67  +  616275 Sat, 20 Dec 08 08:09 PM
Hi there: how to interpret the meaning of "now" in this sentence: "My daughter will now play the clarinet for you". Does "now" in the sentence mean "at this moment"? by the way, Does the sentence convey a futurate reading? In my opinion, it does. But I don't understand why a future reading can be compitable with an adverbial expression ("now") indicating a present moment. could you help me? thank you. (another example: "I will fill out the form right now")
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norwolf  +  616297 Sat, 20 Dec 08 08:17 PM
Personally, "now" means "at once":

immediately:
The bell has rung - stop writing now.
If we leave now we'll be there before dark.



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