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Mr. Tom Posted 16 years ago
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Sometime ago now.
Hi
I would like to know the meaning and use of the phrase sometime ago now. Could you please help me? Is this sentence OK?
We met sometime ago now.
Thanks,
Tom
I would like to know the meaning and use of the phrase sometime ago now. Could you please help me? Is this sentence OK?
We met sometime ago now.
Thanks,
Tom
Top answer
We met some time ago now. ~ We met a rather long time ago. ~ We met a fairly long time ago.
- We met some time ago now.
- ~ We met a rather long time ago.
- ~ We met a fairly long time ago.
- now is a little stylistic addition that is not necessary to the meaning.
- It just emphasizes that the calculation of time is from the moment of speaking.
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We met some time ago now.
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We met a rather long time ago.
~
We met a fairly long time ago.
now is a little stylistic addition that is not necessary to the meaning. It just emphasizes that the calculation of time is from the moment of speaking.
CJ
~
We met a rather long time ago.
~
We met a fairly long time ago.
now is a little stylistic addition that is not necessary to the meaning. It just emphasizes that the calculation of time is from the moment of speaking.
CJ
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