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Tuongvan Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Only two weeks before /until the Lunar New Tear

Dear native teachers,

Can I saylike this?

1/ Can you lend me some money? It is still two days to/until my payday.
2/Can you lend me some money? It is still two days before my payday.

3/It 's only two weeks before the Lunar New Year
4/ It 's only two weeks until the Lunar New Year

Thank you in advance
  

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Tuongvan 1/ Can you lend me some money? It is still two days to/ until my payday. ) 2/ Can you lend me some money?

  • Tuongvan 1/ Can you lend me some money?
  • It is still two days to/ until my payday.
  • ) 2/ Can you lend me some money?
  • It is still two days before my payday.
  • ) Polite way to ask: I am out of money, and it's only two days until payday.
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Tuongvan1/ Can you lend me some money? It is still two days to/until my payday. (I would use "only" instead of "still" if you tell the person you will pay them back on payday.)
2/ Can you lend me some money? It is still two days before my payday.(It is OK grammatically, but it does not sound polite to me.)
Polite way to a

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