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Tenacious Learner Posted 15 years ago
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Question about a slow watch
Hi Teachers,
Based on these sentences, is it correct to ask, 'How late was Arthur's watch? (the watch belongs to Arthur)
The station attendant said, "The train left at eight sharp. It's now five past eight. Your watch is ten minutes slow."
Thanks in advance
Based on these sentences, is it correct to ask, 'How late was Arthur's watch? (the watch belongs to Arthur)
The station attendant said, "The train left at eight sharp. It's now five past eight. Your watch is ten minutes slow."
Thanks in advance
Top answer
Hi, No. How slow was . .
- Hi, No.
- How slow was .
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- Clive
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As Clive says, "How slow was..."
"How late was Arthur's watch?" has other connotations. A watch, aside from being a timepiece, could also be sentry duty. Phrasing your question as "How late was Arthur's watch?" would imply Arthur was doing sentry duty and you wanted to know how late his shift ended.
Yes, English can be very strange.
"How late was Arthur's watch?" has other connotations. A watch, aside from being a timepiece, could also be sentry duty. Phrasing your question as "How late was Arthur's watch?" would imply Arthur was doing sentry duty and you wanted to know how late his shift ended.
Yes, English can be very strange.
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Hi,
Or that Arthur arranged for his watch to be delivered to somewhere, and the delivery of his watch was late.
Or that Arthur arranged for his watch to be delivered to somewhere, and the delivery of his watch was late.
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Hi JoshStafford,
Thank you for your reply. I agree with what you've said, 'English can be very strange' and so can Spanish be.
Best,
TS
Thank you for your reply. I agree with what you've said, 'English can be very strange' and so can Spanish be.
Best,
TS
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