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Newguest Posted 6 years ago
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By later today
I'll get it to him by later today.
--- Is it correct to say "by later today"?
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Newguest Is it correct to say "by later today"? The grammar is OK. I'd say it's a usage problem.
- Newguest Is it correct to say "by later today"?
- The grammar is OK.
- I'd say it's a usage problem.
- There seems to be no good reason to include 'by'.
- It's more appropriate to include 'by' when you give a time that's less vague than 'later today'.
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NewguestIs it correct to say "by later today"?
The grammar is OK. I'd say it's a usage problem. There seems to be no good reason to include 'by'. It's more appropriate to include 'by' when you give a time that's less vague than 'later today'. I'll get it to him by 4:30 today.
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