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Layla1234 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Can I say sth like this?

My clock is running late by 5 minutes
My clock is running fast by 5 minutes
  

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We can talk about people or trains running late but about clocks we usually say: My clock is 5 minutes slow. My clock is 5 minutes fast.

  • We can talk about people or trains running late but about clocks we usually say: My clock is 5 minutes slow.
  • My clock is 5 minutes fast.
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We can talk about people or trains running late but about clocks we usually say:

My clock is 5 minutes slow.
My clock is 5 minutes fast.

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