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Madhulk Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
Jet lag...
- Did you have a nice nap?
- I guess the jet lag caught up with me. He has accustomed now?
- I guess the jet lag caught up with me. He has accustomed now?
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Not necessarily. He's blaming jet lag for his having fallen asleep. He may or may not have adjusted to the "local" schedule.
- Not necessarily.
- He's blaming jet lag for his having fallen asleep.
- He may or may not have adjusted to the "local" schedule.
- "The jet lag caught up with him," and "He caught up with the jet lag" may have opposite meanings.
- The former would probably mean he had been trying to escape / avoid its effects, but it had finally gotten the best of him.
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Not necessarily. He's blaming jet lag for his having fallen asleep. He may or may not have adjusted to the "local" schedule.
"The jet lag caught up with him," and "He caught up with the jet lag" may have opposite meanings. The former would probably mean he had been trying to escape / avoid its effects, but it had finally gotten the best of him.
"The jet lag caught up with him," and "He caught up with the jet lag" may have opposite meanings. The former would probably mean he had been trying to escape / avoid its effects, but it had finally gotten the best of him.
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