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Joeviee Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
"ON"
Please have a look at this sentense,
"I was supposed to email you earlier on and am so sorry for the late reply..........,"
Is the "on" necessary here or optional?
Thanks:)
"I was supposed to email you earlier on and am so sorry for the late reply..........,"
Is the "on" necessary here or optional?
Thanks:)
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Not only is it not necessary, it's better without it!
- Not only is it not necessary, it's better without it!
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JoevieePlease have a look at this sentense,I agree with G.G. How earlier "on" and later "on" came into being, I have no idea. O.K. in casual speech, but I'd never
"I was supposed to email you earlier on and am so sorry for the late reply..........,"
Is the "on" necessary here or optional?
Thanks:)
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How earlier "on" and later "on" came into being, I have no idea.
Me, neither. Yet, I see at least a little family resemblance between this "on" and the "on" of the expressions keep on and go on, with the idea of continuation.
CJ
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FWIW:
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early on (= at an early stage)
It is not the odious locution some people think. Slightly informal, it is a perfectly idiomatic phrase in both AmE and BrE.
later on
The distinction between later and later on rests on two points:
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early on (= at an early stage)
It is not the odious locution some people think. Slightly informal, it is a perfectly idiomatic phrase in both AmE and BrE.
later on
The distinction between later and later on rests on two points:
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