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Believer Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
earlier or early
You should leave earlier.
I have a sentence, "You should leave earlier," and I have an uneasy feeling about having the adverb "earlier" in this simple sentence. I think when you are using this adverb, sometimes just using "early" would be sufficient to convey the intened meaning and if you really want to send the message of comparision then should add addtional words or phrases to show clearly/illustrate what are involved in the situation of comparision.
Can the sentence above stand alone without adding more information as to show the comparative elements involved with regard to the comparative adverb "earlier"?
I have a sentence, "You should leave earlier," and I have an uneasy feeling about having the adverb "earlier" in this simple sentence. I think when you are using this adverb, sometimes just using "early" would be sufficient to convey the intened meaning and if you really want to send the message of comparision then should add addtional words or phrases to show clearly/illustrate what are involved in the situation of comparision.
Can the sentence above stand alone without adding more information as to show the comparative elements involved with regard to the comparative adverb "earlier"?
Top answer
«Earlier» emphasizes the relativity. «You should leave earlier» means that you should leave earlier than you have used to. That is, the compariosion is made to your current custom.
- «Earlier» emphasizes the relativity.
- «You should leave earlier» means that you should leave earlier than you have used to.
- That is, the compariosion is made to your current custom.
- «You should leave early».
- Just early, not compared to the time you leave at the present.
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«Earlier» emphasizes the relativity.
«You should leave earlier» means that you should leave earlier than you have used to.
That is, the compariosion is made to your current custom.
«You should leave early». Just early, not compared to the time you leave at the present.
That is, here eraly means early from the speaker's viewpoint.
— When do you leave?
«You should leave earlier» means that you should leave earlier than you have used to.
That is, the compariosion is made to your current custom.
«You should leave early». Just early, not compared to the time you leave at the present.
That is, here eraly means early from the speaker's viewpoint.
— When do you leave?
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