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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Can I say 'I have talked to most of them at some time or another' ?

Can I say 'I have talked to most of them at some time or another' ?

Thanks

PBF
  

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Yes

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I have talked to most of them at some time (better without 'or another').
I have talked to most of them at one time or another.
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I agree with Philip. I've often heard:
some time
some time or other
one time or another

but not, some time or another

- A.
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Thanks for all your replies.

I realised that I don't really know what is meant by 'one time or another'. How would the sentence differ if I left it out?

Thank you again

PBF
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I have talked with most of them = no reference at all to time, frquency or how many of them together.
I have talked with most of them at one time or another = indicates that we are talking about a number of occasions, quite possibly one person at a time.

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