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BlinkingMarrow3 Posted 9 years ago
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if i asked you to be at for example my house for 2 pm, would you arrive before 2 or at 2 pm?

  

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I f I asked you to be at my house for a 2 pm event , would you arrive before 2 or at 2 pm? It depends on the event. If it was an open house from 2-4 pm, I would arrive after 2 because before 2 you would still be getting ready.

  • I f I asked you to be at my house for a 2 pm event , would you arrive before 2 or at 2 pm?
  • It depends on the event.
  • If it was an open house from 2-4 pm, I would arrive after 2 because before 2 you would still be getting ready.
  • If it was a surprise birthday party for someone who would arrive at 2, I would arrive before 2 so I would be there for the surprise.
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If I asked you to be at my house for a 2 pm event, would you arrive before 2 or at 2 pm?

It depends on the event.

If it was an open house from 2-4 pm, I would arrive after 2 because before 2 you would still be getting ready.

If it was a surprise birthday party for someone who would arrive at 2, I would arrive before 2 so I would be there for the

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I'd probably arrive a little before 2, because the use of the word 'for' suggests to me that you definitely don't want me to be late.

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BlinkingMarrow3

If I asked you to be at, for example, my house for 2 pm, would you arrive before 2 or at 2 pm?

I think you mean 'by 2pm'. If I'm right, then I would be at your house earlier than or at 2pm.

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