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01i00Yesterday at about this time of the day, this site experienced technical difficulties. At times, it took a few 01b00refreshes02b00 to get to the General English Grammar Forum page. At one point, it even blanked my reply to one of the posts.02i02br
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00I am interested in 'blanked my reply', New2-- can you descri

0Actually, I was unsure whether it was correct to use blank as a verb so I looked in the dictionary. I wanted to say, I posted something but it turned out to be a blank post. 02br
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00How would you describe that in a short sentence?0-

0I have two quick questions regarding this post. I just noticed something, some alternatives.02br
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00First, Is 'at' in "Yesterday [at] about this time of the day" optional? I believe I've seen similar contructions without the preposition.02br
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00Second, if 'At times' is replaced with 'Sometimes", does the meaning change?02br
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10Is 'at' in "Yesterday [at] about this time of the day" optional?12blockquote

10 It will sound sloppy without 01i00at02i00. You may see or hear it without 01i00at02i00, but I don't recommend it. (It's a matter of style, and that's my preference.

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01cite10New2grammar12cite10I posted something but it turned out to be a blank post.12blockquote

10 I would have used the phrasal verb 01i00blank out02i00. The system blanked out your response.02br
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0Thanks, CJ. I've been waiting for a reply to that one. 0-