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In English, speakers switch between two different frames of difference when discussing the order of events. Ask any English speaker what day will it fall on if a meeting scheduled for Wednesday is moved toward two days? 50 percent of them will say Friday and 50 percent of them will say Monday. The reason for that split in answer is that half the people a free are using themselves as a reference. Time is moving toward them, so “forward” denotes into the future. But it is also possible to think in a temporal reframe frame that excludes ego, as in “Monday follows Sunday.” In that case, the speaker is looking out onto a landscape or conveyer belt, later events come after, or behind earlier ones. So moving the meeting forward means moving it to Monday.
Q: For the underlined part, where does Monday exist in relation to them, as compared to Wednesday?
A) Monday is closer and in front of themB) Monday is more distant and in front of them
The answer is A) and I have no idea “Monday is closer” means. Could you help me with this question ?
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There are some errors in the question. In English, speakers switch between two different frames of difference reference when discussing the order of events. Ask any English speaker what day will it fall on if a meeting scheduled for Wednesday is moved toward (That makes no sense) two days?
- There are some errors in the question.
- In English, speakers switch between two different frames of difference reference when discussing the order of events.
- Ask any English speaker what day will it fall on if a meeting scheduled for Wednesday is moved toward (That makes no sense) two days?
- 50 percent of them will say Friday and 50 percent of them will say Monday.
- The reason for that split in answer is that half the people a free (That makes no sense) are using themselves as a reference.
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