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MaXmOuSe Posted 21 years ago
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by and at - difference
Where is the difference if we say - Those who school at 16 with poor basic skills had been employed for to four years less than good readers the time they reached 37.
and Those who school at 16 with poor basic skills had been employed for to four years less than good readers the time they reached 37.
Thank you in advance
and Those who school at 16 with poor basic skills had been employed for to four years less than good readers the time they reached 37.
Thank you in advance
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I think you mean Those who left school at 16 with poor basic skills, spent four fewer years in employment than those with good basic skills, by the age of 37.
- I think you mean Those who left school at 16 with poor basic skills, spent four fewer years in employment than those with good basic skills, by the age of 37.
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I think you mean
Those who left school at 16 with poor basic skills, spent four fewer years in employment than those with good basic skills, by the age of 37.
Those who left school at 16 with poor basic skills, spent four fewer years in employment than those with good basic skills, by the age of 37.
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Maybe my eyes are going funny but I can't see any differences between your two sentences?
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by the time they reached 37
and at the time they reached 37
sorry for my mistake but when I copied the passage and pasted it 'at' and 'by' disappeared.
and at the time they reached 37
sorry for my mistake but when I copied the passage and pasted it 'at' and 'by' disappeared.
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1. Those who left school at 16 with poor basic skills had been employed for up to four years less than good readers by the time they reached 37.
2. Those who left school at 16 with poor basic skills had been employed for up to four years less than good readers at the time they reached 37.
Hello MaX
In some contexts, you can
2. Those who left school at 16 with poor basic skills had been employed for up to four years less than good readers at the time they reached 37.
Hello MaX
In some contexts, you can
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