Before/earlier/previously
What is the difference between "earlier" and "before" and 'previously' in the following sentences?
1- John, I emailed you regarding this problem before/earlier/previously but you did not respond.
Besides this, can I also use earlier and previously at the first position?
- John, earlier/previously I emailed you regarding this problem but you did not respond.
Top answer
I would write them thus: I emailed you [earlier/previously] about this problem, but you did not respond. I've emailed you before about this problem, but you did not respond. I emailed you about this problem [earlier/previously], but you did not respond.
- I would write them thus: I emailed you [earlier/previously] about this problem, but you did not respond.
- I've emailed you before about this problem, but you did not respond.
- I emailed you about this problem [earlier/previously], but you did not respond.
- I've emailed you about this problem before, but you did not respond.
- I would not place earlier, previously, or before at the beginning.
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I would write them thus:
I emailed you [earlier/previously] about this problem, but you did not respond.
I've emailed you before about this problem, but you did not respond.
I emailed you about this problem [earlier/previously], but you did not respond.
I've emailed you about this problem before, but you did not respond.
I would not place earlier, previously, o
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