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Seagull Posted 11 years ago
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before/ by the time
(a)Call me before you get to the airport.
(b)Call me by the time you get to the airport.
I think there is no problem with (a), but I'm not sure about (b). What do you think? Does the sentence sound natural to native speakers? Plus, what would a native speaker say in a situation like this?
(b)Call me by the time you get to the airport.
I think there is no problem with (a), but I'm not sure about (b). What do you think? Does the sentence sound natural to native speakers? Plus, what would a native speaker say in a situation like this?
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(a) is OK. (b) does not sound natural to me. If you're looking for other ways to say it (or something similar), I guess "Call me when you're on the way to the airport" is one.
- (a) is OK.
- (b) does not sound natural to me.
- If you're looking for other ways to say it (or something similar), I guess "Call me when you're on the way to the airport" is one.
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(a) is OK.
(b) does not sound natural to me.
If you're looking for other ways to say it (or something similar), I guess "Call me when you're on the way to the airport" is one.
(b) does not sound natural to me.
If you're looking for other ways to say it (or something similar), I guess "Call me when you're on the way to the airport" is one.
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