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Too finicky 7 Posted 6 years ago
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Would it be possible to meet half an hour earlier before the Botany lecture starts so that we can discuss the presentation?

  

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too finicky 7 Earlier before No, you can't use that combination of words in your sentence. Just say 'before'. Don't capitalize botany .

  • too finicky 7 Earlier before No, you can't use that combination of words in your sentence.
  • Just say 'before'.
  • Don't capitalize botany .
  • Would it be possible to meet half an hour before the botany lecture starts so that we can discuss the presentation?
  • Extra information.
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too finicky 7Earlier before

No, you can't use that combination of words in your sentence. Just say 'before'.

Don't capitalize botany.

Would it be possible to meet half an hour before the botany lecture starts so that we can discuss the presentation?


Extra information.

Also note that in your sentence you can replac

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That does not work, but two commas fix it:

Would it be possible to meet half an hour earlier, before the Botany lecture starts, so that we can discuss the presentation?

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