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Sina
Joined: 25 Jan 2005 Posts: 117 Location: Germany
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 2:20 pm Post subject: It is me again:) |
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Oh sorry, but when reading english stories, I came across several interesting sentences and each time I am that interested in finding out whta they actually mean.
Here is another example. Coould you give me another word for by the time?
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iitimone7
Joined: 09 Aug 2005 Posts: 400 Location: Indiana, USA
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 5:53 pm Post subject: by the time |
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...i can't think of anything that would mean the same thing. iitimone7 |
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asterix
Joined: 26 Jan 2003 Posts: 1654
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Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 12:49 pm Post subject: |
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By the time I get to Phoenix.
When I get to Phoenix. |
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iitimone7
Joined: 09 Aug 2005 Posts: 400 Location: Indiana, USA
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Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 7:30 pm Post subject: by the time |
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well...close, but not exactly. |
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Bob S.

Joined: 29 Apr 2004 Posts: 1767 Location: So. Cal
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Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 9:39 am Post subject: |
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Depending on context: before
I'm packing lots of snacks for my roadtrip.
By the time I get to Phoenix, I'll have eaten 3 bags of potato chips.
Before I get to Phoenix, I'll have eaten 3 bags of potato chips. _________________ "It is impossible to speak in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood." -- Karl Popper |
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