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"I met them 2 days ago before the press conference." How can I understand this phrases, "2 days ago before the press conference" I think that there are two ways but I am not sure. One is that "2 days ago" is "before the press conference and the other is that "before the press conference" + 2 days ago, so if we suppose the press conference was held yesterday, then I met them 3 days ago. You know what I mean? Sorry, this is the best way I can explain how I know it. Please help me out. Thank you so much!!
  

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" How can I understand this phrases, " 2 days ago before the press conference " I think that there are two ways but I am not sure. One is that "2 days ago" is "before the press conference and the other is that "before the press conference" + 2 days ago, so if we suppose the press conference was held yesterday, then I met them 3 days ago. You know what I mean?

— Clive

  • " How can I understand this phrases, " 2 days ago before the press conference " I think that there are two ways but I am not sure.
  • One is that "2 days ago" is "before the press conference and the other is that "before the press conference" + 2 days ago, so if we suppose the press conference was held yesterday, then I met them 3 days ago.
  • You know what I mean?
  • Sorry, this is the best way I can explain how I know it.
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Hi,

"I met them 2 days ago before the press conference." How can I understand this phrases, "2 days ago before the press conference" I think that there are two ways but I am not sure. One is that "2 days ago" is "before the press conference and the other is that "before the press conference" + 2 days ago, so if we suppose the press confere
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Thank you and can I also say '2 days before the press conference'? I think that I got confused between them.
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Hi,

Yes, you can say that. But we need to know when the press conference was.

Clive
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Hi, Clive. Thank you so much as usual and all of a sudden, I was wondering if the press conference must be on Thursday in your example because I feel like while the press conference is being held now, we can say the same sentence, I think. What do you think?
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Hi,
Thank you so much as usual and all of a sudden, I was wondering if the press conference must be on Thursday in your example because I feel like while the press conference is being held now, we can say the same sentence, I think. What do you think?


"I met them 2 days ago before the press conference."
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Hello, Clive.

I have been thinking about your answer all day long and I still think we do not have to see it as the same date. For example, "We met party planners on August 14 before your birthday." We know that "on August 14" is a week ago and I think we can say this sentence although his or her birthday is not on the same date and another example is that "I cancelled the wedding on Dec
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Hi,

" We met party planners on August 14 before your birthday."
" I cancelled the wedding on Dec 22 right before Christmas."
In both of the above examples, it is explicit that two different days are involved. The sentence is so cle
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