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Tashiro Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Early this year or earlier this year

Hi, please help me.

Please teach me the difference between "early this year" and "earlier this year."
  

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If you refer to two past events, you use the latter for the earlier one. Often, however, there is only one past event and both forms are in use for that event. )

— Mister Micawber

  • If you refer to two past events, you use the latter for the earlier one.
  • Often, however, there is only one past event and both forms are in use for that event.
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If you refer to two past events, you use the latter for the earlier one. Often, however, there is only one past event and both forms are in use for that event. However, only 'early this year' of necessity refers to January - March (?), while 'earlier this year' can refer to any time in the year before now (though not just yesterday or last month, of course!)
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Do we say early this year or earlier this year?
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