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MrPernickety Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
A question about clocks
Hi,
Can you revise these sentences and, if they sound the least bit unnatural, alter them ))
1. My clock is lagging behind yours by 1 minute
(the readout on my clock says 11:12 and on yours - 11:13)
2. My clock is behind yours by 1 minute
3. My clock is ahead of yours by 1 minute
(the readout on my clock says 11:12 and on yours - 11:11)
Also, if it's not much of a bother, could you tell me how you usually express these very ideas, in case my sentences sound out of the ordinary
Thanks !
Can you revise these sentences and, if they sound the least bit unnatural, alter them ))
1. My clock is lagging behind yours by 1 minute
(the readout on my clock says 11:12 and on yours - 11:13)
2. My clock is behind yours by 1 minute
3. My clock is ahead of yours by 1 minute
(the readout on my clock says 11:12 and on yours - 11:11)
Also, if it's not much of a bother, could you tell me how you usually express these very ideas, in case my sentences sound out of the ordinary
Thanks !
Top answer
I don't have any particular problem with your sentences. Here are some other alternatives (not necessarily better, just different): My clock is slower that yours by one minute. My clock is one minute behind yours.
- I don't have any particular problem with your sentences.
- Here are some other alternatives (not necessarily better, just different): My clock is slower that yours by one minute.
- My clock is one minute behind yours.
- My clock is one minute slower that yours.
- My clock is faster that yours by one minute.
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I don't have any particular problem with your sentences.
Here are some other alternatives (not necessarily better, just different):
My clock is slower that yours by one minute.
My clock is one minute behind yours.
My clock is one minute slower that yours.
My clock is faster that yours by one minute.
My clock is one minute ahead of yours.
My clock is one minut
Here are some other alternatives (not necessarily better, just different):
My clock is slower that yours by one minute.
My clock is one minute behind yours.
My clock is one minute slower that yours.
My clock is faster that yours by one minute.
My clock is one minute ahead of yours.
My clock is one minut
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