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Cat navy 425 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Late to reach the office/late to come to office/late to the office

Dear all,

Please tell me whether the following sentences are correct and have the same meaning.

1) He asked me why I was late to reach the office.

2) He asked me why I was late to come to the office.

3) He asked me why I was late to the office.


Thank you

  

Top answer

They are all fine. We almost always abbreviate this to the version in 3), so for purposes of natural conversation, you should memorize that one and forget the first two. CJ

  • They are all fine.
  • We almost always abbreviate this to the version in 3), so for purposes of natural conversation, you should memorize that one and forget the first two.
  • CJ
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They are all fine.

We almost always abbreviate this to the version in 3), so for purposes of natural conversation, you should memorize that one and forget the first two.

CJ

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