Go on vs You were sayin'

Quand utiliser chacun en anglais, avec le sens, le registre et des exemples.

Go on

Top 1000 (très courant)

You were sayin'

Familier Top 2000 (courant)

Le plus formel: Go on Le plus courant: Go on

	Go on	You were sayin'
Prononciation	🇬🇧 //ɡəʊ ɒn// 🇺🇸 //ɡoʊ ɑn//	🇬🇧 //jə wəː ˈseɪɪn// 🇺🇸 //jə wɪər ˈseɪɪn//
Sens	continuer à faire quelque chose to continue doing something	A way to ask someone to repeat what they were saying.
Exemple	Please go on with your story.	You were sayin' that you plan to travel next month.
Registre	Neutre	Familier
Fréquence	Top 1000 (très courant)	Top 2000 (courant)
Collocations	go on talking, go on with life, go on a trip, go on a mission, go on stage	You were sayin' earlier, You were sayin' about, You were sayin' something, You were sayin' that
Antonymes	stop, cease, halt	-
Erreurs fréquentes	Using 'go on' with a direct object incorrectly., Confusing with 'go on with' — which has a different meaning., Incorrect use of verb forms after 'go on.'	Using in a formal context, Mispronouncing it as 'You were saying', Not using the contraction correctly
Notes d'usage	Utilisé à l'oral et à l'écrit en anglais. À éviter dans des contextes très formels. Courant dans les conversations informelles. Used in both spoken and written English. Avoid in very formal contexts. Common in informal conversations.	Use this phrase in casual conversations when you didn't hear someone or want them to continue their thought. It's not appropriate in formal settings.

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Breaking Bad › S1 E5

Go on, Hank.

There's no point in this thing going on any more.

Breaking Bad › S1 E4

You're acting like nothing is going on.

Breaking Bad › S1 E5

Go on, Hank.

There's no point in this thing going on any more.

Go on

You were sayin' ?

You were sayin'

Questions fréquentes : Go on vs You were sayin'

Quelle est la différence entre Go on et You were sayin' ?

Go on: to continue doing something You were sayin': A way to ask someone to repeat what they were saying.

Lequel est le plus formel : Go on et You were sayin' ?

Go on est le plus formel de tous.

Lequel est le plus courant : Go on et You were sayin' ?

Go on est le plus courant dans l'anglais de tous les jours.

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

Go on: Please go on with your story. You were sayin': You were sayin' that you plan to travel next month.

Puis-je utiliser Go on et You were sayin' de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. Go on et You were sayin' sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.