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PreciousJones Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Hi

I'll sleep early to wake up earlier tmrw. Or

I'll sleep early, so I can wake up earlier tmrw. Or

I'll sleep earlier, so I can wake up early tmrw. Or

I'll sleep earlier, so I can wake up earlier tmrw.

Is there a difference in meaning to these sentences?

Please correct thank you.
  

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You've got the wrong end of the stick on these. You can't "sleep earlier". This is about the only one that works: I'll go to [bed / sleep] early tonight so I can [get / wake] up early tomorrow.

— CalifJim

  • You've got the wrong end of the stick on these.
  • You can't "sleep earlier".
  • This is about the only one that works: I'll go to [bed / sleep] early tonight so I can [get / wake] up early tomorrow.
  • If you really want "earlier", you can do that: I'll go to [bed / sleep] earlier tonight so I can [get / wake] up earlier tomorrow.
  • CJ
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You've got the wrong end of the stick on these. You can't "sleep earlier". This is about the only one that works:

I'll go to [bed / sleep] early tonight so I can [get / wake] up early tomorrow.

If you really want "earlier", you can do that:

I'll go to [bed / sleep] earlier tonight so I can [get / wake] up earlier tomorrow.

CJ
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CalifJimYou've got the wrong end of the stick on these. You can't "sleep earlier". This is about the only one that works:

I'll go to [bed / sleep] early tonight so I can [get / wake] up early tomorrow.

If you really want "earlier", you can do that:

I'll go to [bed / sleep] earlier tonight so I can [get / wake] up earlier tomorrow.
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PreciousJones
CalifJimYou've got the wrong end of the stick on these. You can't "sleep earlier". This is about the only one that works: I'll go to [bed / sleep] early tonight so I can [get / wake] up early tomorrow. If you really want "earlier", you can do that: I'll go to [bed / sleep] earlier tonight so I can [get / wake] up earlier tomorrow. C
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PreciousJonesAnd what do you mean by can't "sleep earlier" Why not?
To sleep is to be asleep, to be sleeping. It doesn't have to do with starting to sleep at all. It's just the state of being asleep. It's just a description. There's no time element to it, so "early" and "late" don't apply.

It's like being tall. You can't "be tall earlier".
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PreciousJonesLet's just say the person I'm talking to knows that I've been sleeping at 5AM in the morning for the past month.
Then Could I use I'll sleep earlier, so I can wake up earlier the next day.
It doesn't matter what anybody knows or doesn't know. Let me say it very slowly: You cannot use "I'll sleep earlier". It is nonsense.

CJ
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