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Teo Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

position of adverb of time

01. If the weather is good, we will leave tomorrow at noon.02br
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002. If the weather is good, we will leave at noon tomorrow.02br
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00What's the slight difference in meaning or style between the above sentences?0-
  

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0 The earlier adverb in a sentence receives a little more emphasis. 0-

  • 0 The earlier adverb in a sentence receives a little more emphasis.
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0 The earlier adverb in a sentence receives a little more emphasis. In #2, 01font00at noon 02font00is emphasized.02br
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00The usual (but not mandatory) order of adverbials is:01blockquote
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10After verbs of motion:22br
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0 When you have multiple adverbs of time the usual order is to place the finer divisions first.02br
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01i00at 25 o'clock on Wednesday the 31st of September 2053.02i02br
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01i00at noon tomorrow02i02br
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00 Unusual order may make the final adverb sound "tacked-on", as if you had forgotten it.02br
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1i00at 25 o'clock 02i02br
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00Is this a typo?0-
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0Nobody will be there on that day to check their watches, will they, Teo?0-
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00Is this a typo?12blockquote
10No. And the date isn't either! Didn't you notice? 05002br
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0 The first one mentioned is the one the speaker wants the listener to focus on. When's the party? Friday or Saturday? It's on Friday, starts at 8pm. Usually with events like music performances, I often see the date mentioned first, and then the time and location follows.02br
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00Many times, people can make it to an event, but they will be late. The time more often th
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I nearly ignored the difference, but it sounded challenging for me to think. In the first sentence, the emphasis is on "what day will we leave?" and that is tomorrow, and the particular time of the day which is "noon" becomes the secondary point. While the second sentence emphasizes the convenient particular time of the day to leave, which is "noon", if the weather is good,
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The second expression is more common us.
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Just an extra comment in addition to the ones already posted.

In context of this nature, we often have the option to reciprocate the components of time and "if" clause, and still retain the meaning

i.e.

1) We will leave tomorrow at 0600 if weather clears up.

2) If the weather clears up tomorrow, we will leave at 0600.

3) Tomorrow, if the weath

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