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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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00We should notify him two days before his scheduled appearance.02br
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00We should notify him two days prior to his scheduled appearance.02br
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00Please notify him two days before his scheduled appearance.02br
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00Please notify him two days prior to his scheduled appearance. 0-
  

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0I see no incorrectness or awkwardness.0-
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0Thank you.02br
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00When is it that the use of 'prior' or 'prior to' wouldn't not be an attractive substitute of the word 'before'? Could you give a couple of example sentences? 0-
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0While "before" is a preposition, "prior" is an adjective, so you'd need to keep your wits about you when making substitutions. I wouldn't advise you to count on any rule of thumb at this stage, and I'd only be able to say whether or not a particular example works.02br
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00Think of the word "early," which is also an adjective. The comparative form, "earlier" is similar t
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0Thank you, again.02br
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00You said/wrote:02br
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01i00The flight to Washington on [airline] XXXX leaves02i00 01i01u00before / earlier than / prior to02u00 the one on ZZZZ. 02i00(I guess you'd have to say that "earlier than" and "prior to" function as adverbs, while "before" still function
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0IMHO "in advance of" implies a special relationship between *** and ZZ which does not in fact exist. It's probably coincidental that they depart the same airport.02br
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01i00The Secret Service team arrived 01u01b00in advance of02b02u00 the Presidential party, to set up observation posts, and to plan for the President's safety.
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