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Snappy Posted 17 years ago
Do the following sentences make sense?
1. Your ticket is not refundable after the train leaves.
2. Tickets are sold from 10:30 AM one month before the day of departure (the same day of the previous month). Tickets are available from 5:30 AM on the following days.
Grammar
Notice at train station
Do the following sentences make sense?
1. Your ticket is not refundable after the train leaves.
2. Tickets are sold from 10:30 AM one month before the day of departure (the same day of the previous month). Tickets are available from 5:30 AM on the following days.
Top answer
I have no problem with number one. Number two has some ambiguities, at least in my mind. We're not used to mixing time of day and day of month in this way.
- I have no problem with number one.
- Number two has some ambiguities, at least in my mind.
- We're not used to mixing time of day and day of month in this way.
- " It seems overly complicated, perhaps because it's not something we're used to in the US.
- Do you mean I can't buy a ticket at 10 AM one month before departure?
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I have no problem with number one.
Number two has some ambiguities, at least in my mind. We're not used to mixing time of day and day of month in this way.
When you say, "Tickets are sold from 10:30 AM," we expect "until 11:30 PM."
It seems overly complicated, perhaps because it's not something we're used to in the US. Do you mean I can't buy a ticket at 10 AM one mon
Number two has some ambiguities, at least in my mind. We're not used to mixing time of day and day of month in this way.
When you say, "Tickets are sold from 10:30 AM," we expect "until 11:30 PM."
It seems overly complicated, perhaps because it's not something we're used to in the US. Do you mean I can't buy a ticket at 10 AM one mon
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