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PreciousJones Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Met

I met Jamal before I met Janet. Or

I met Jamal before Janet.

Are both useable and grammatically correct?

Thanks.
  

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"I met Jamal before I met Janet" is fine. " Unless the context makes quite clear which one you mean, you should avoid the ambiguous one.

— Khoff

  • "I met Jamal before I met Janet" is fine.
  • " Unless the context makes quite clear which one you mean, you should avoid the ambiguous one.
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"I met Jamal before I met Janet" is fine.

"I met Jamal before Janet" is ambiguous -- it could meant the same as the first sentence, or it could mean "I met Jamal before Janet did." Unless the context makes quite clear which one you mean, you should avoid the ambiguous one.
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Hi,

I met Jamal before I met Janet.
OK


Or

I met Jamal before Janet.
Unclear, although the context commonly makes it clear.
Does it mean . . .

I met Jamal before I met Janet.
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Clive, Khoff how does this sound?:
I met Jamal and then Janet.
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Hi,

Yes, that's OK.

Clive
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