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Lionforsleeping Posted 17 years ago
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"They haven't been in business since the day before yesterday."
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Weren't they in business the day before yesterday? or were they in business the day?
I don't know if they haven't engaged in business from the day before yesterday(or yesterday) to now.
In that case, Get it different from the meaning according to the context?
It's so ambiguous to me.
thank you in advance.
"They haven't been in business since the day before yesterday."
StartFragment>
Weren't they in business the day before yesterday? or were they in business the day?
I don't know if they haven't engaged in business from the day before yesterday(or yesterday) to now.
In that case, Get it different from the meaning according to the context?
It's so ambiguous to me.
thank you in advance.
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" Weren't they in business the day before yesterday? or were they in business the day? I don't know if they haven't engaged in business from the day before yesterday(or yesterday) to now.
- " Weren't they in business the day before yesterday?
- or were they in business the day?
- I don't know if they haven't engaged in business from the day before yesterday(or yesterday) to now.
- In that case, Get it different from the meaning according to the context?
- It's so ambiguous to me.
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Hi,
"They haven't been in business since the day before yesterday."
Weren't they in business the day before yesterday? or were they in business the day?
I don't know if they haven't engaged in business from the day before yesterday(or yesterday) to now.
In that case, Get it different from the meaning according to the context?
It's so ambiguous
"They haven't been in business since the day before yesterday."
Weren't they in business the day before yesterday? or were they in business the day?
I don't know if they haven't engaged in business from the day before yesterday(or yesterday) to now.
In that case, Get it different from the meaning according to the context?
It's so ambiguous
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so....
Could you think about not being in business the day before yesterday?
I think it's possible to mean it as two meanings.
what do you think about that?
I appreciate your interests in my question.
thank you.
Could you think about not being in business the day before yesterday?
I think it's possible to mean it as two meanings.
what do you think about that?
I appreciate your interests in my question.
thank you.
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It is really confusing, but this is correct "They haven't been in business since the day before yesterday".
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Hi,
The problem is this.
Does 'since the day before yesterday' means 'since the business start (eg 9 am) of that day' or 'since the business end (eg 5 pm) of that day'?
Clive
The problem is this.
Does 'since the day before yesterday' means 'since the business start (eg 9 am) of that day' or 'since the business end (eg 5 pm) of that day'?
Clive
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Your explanation's very good!!
uh..
"I haven't seen Mary since the day before yesterday"
as same?
Could you suppose that you didn't see Mary that day?
If I may see your answer to respond to this stupid question of mine, I will be really delighted with your reply.
thanks a lot for your consideration.
uh..
"I haven't seen Mary since the day before yesterday"
as same?
Could you suppose that you didn't see Mary that day?
If I may see your answer to respond to this stupid question of mine, I will be really delighted with your reply.
thanks a lot for your consideration.
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Hi,
"I haven't seen Mary since the day before yesterday"
as same?
Could you suppose that you didn't see Mary that day? I suppose one could try to argue that this is unclear. In real English usage, though, a native listener would always take the meaning that, if today is Wednesday, you last saw Mary on Monday.
Clive
"I haven't seen Mary since the day before yesterday"
as same?
Could you suppose that you didn't see Mary that day? I suppose one could try to argue that this is unclear. In real English usage, though, a native listener would always take the meaning that, if today is Wednesday, you last saw Mary on Monday.
Clive
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