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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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0 1) I'll be there in a few weeks. 02 br
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00 2) I'll be there a few weeks later. 02 br
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00 Does 2) sound odd? 02 br
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00 Thanks in advance. 0-
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00 2) I'll be there a few weeks later. 02 br
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00 Does 2) sound odd? 02 br
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0 1) is a simple statement of when you'll be there. 02 br
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00 2) doesn't sound odd but it needs to be 'later' in relation to something 'earlier'. 02 br
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00 For example, a few weeks later than you had originally planned to arrive, or a few weeks later than someone else. 0-
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00 2) doesn't sound odd but it needs to be 'later' in relation to something 'earlier'. 02 br
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00 For example, a few weeks later than you had originally planned to arrive, or a few weeks later than someone else. 0-
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0 Thank you so much for your elaboration, nona the brit. 02 br
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00 Now what I'm wondering is: if the speaker doesn't mention a point in time which he/she is using "later" for, will the listener automatically assume that the time he/she supposes as the starting point is "right now?" 02 br
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00 A situation I can think of in which this may happen is when the
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00 Now what I'm wondering is: if the speaker doesn't mention a point in time which he/she is using "later" for, will the listener automatically assume that the time he/she supposes as the starting point is "right now?" 02 br
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00 A situation I can think of in which this may happen is when the
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