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Sunny123 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
setting an alarm clock
"setting an alarm clock" means which one?
1. it means setting an alarm clock to wake you at a particular time.
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2. it means putting the hour , minute and second hands of an alarm clock at the proper place to show the proper time.
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1. it means setting an alarm clock to wake you at a particular time.
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2. it means putting the hour , minute and second hands of an alarm clock at the proper place to show the proper time.
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"setting an alarm clock" means #1. For meaning #2, I say and hear 'setting the time on the alarm clock'. Clive
- "setting an alarm clock" means #1.
- For meaning #2, I say and hear 'setting the time on the alarm clock'.
- Clive
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"setting an alarm clock" means #1.
For meaning #2, I say and hear 'setting the time on the alarm clock'.
Clive
For meaning #2, I say and hear 'setting the time on the alarm clock'.
Clive
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In the US, this can mean either 1 or 2, the context determining which one you mean, for example:
"I'm setting the alarm clock for 7 o' clock." (This would typically mean that it's night and you're adjusting the settings on the clock so that the alarm rings at 7 AM in the morning - the current alarm settings on the clock are not adjusted to 7 AM.)
"Make sure you set the alarm clo
"I'm setting the alarm clock for 7 o' clock." (This would typically mean that it's night and you're adjusting the settings on the clock so that the alarm rings at 7 AM in the morning - the current alarm settings on the clock are not adjusted to 7 AM.)
"Make sure you set the alarm clo
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