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Cat navy 425 Posted 4 years ago
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How many days are left till you go back?

Dear all,

Please see the following sentences and tell me the difference in their meaning.

1) How many days are left for you to go back?

2) How many days are left till you go back?

  

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cat navy 425 1) How many days are left for you to go back? This one doesn't work. Think of it as How many days remain for you to complete your return trip?

  • cat navy 425 1) How many days are left for you to go back?
  • This one doesn't work.
  • Think of it as How many days remain for you to complete your return trip?
  • You must have already started your trip to say this.
  • Supposing you planned 14 days to complete the trip, when the first four days of this trip have elapsed, you now can answer the question above thus: Ten days [remain / are left] for me to complete my (return) trip .
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cat navy 4251) How many days are left for you to go back?

This one doesn't work. Think of it as

How many days remain for you to complete your return trip?

You must have already started your trip to say this. Supposing you planned 14 days to complete the trip, when the first four days of this trip have elapsed, you now can answer the que

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