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puzzle
Joined: 17 Oct 2005
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 Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 12:22 am Post subject: late, later |
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Dear teachers,
Here is a sentence like this, can you tell me if it's right.
They arrived almost 4 hours late than planned.
Why is "late" used here? Shouldn't we use "later"?
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IanT
Joined: 13 Sep 2012
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Location: Spain
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| Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 1:05 am Post subject: |
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Yes, you are correct, it should be "later", must be a typing error.
Best wishes,
Ian
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