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ESLBeginner Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

The first time around

Hello, would someone please tell me what's the meaning of "the first time around", as in "I escaped the first time around" ? is it differenct from "the first time" ?

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ESLBeginner "I escaped the first time around" ? is I s it differen c t from "the first time" ? No.

— CalifJim

  • ESLBeginner "I escaped the first time around" ?
  • is I s it differen c t from "the first time" ?
  • No.
  • around suggests more strongly that there was at least a second time, and perhaps a third, fourth, etc.
  • the first time around is also more casual than the first time .
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ESLBeginner"I escaped the first time around" ? is Is it differenct from "the first time" ?
No. around suggests more strongly that there was at least a second time, and perhaps a third, fourth, etc. the first time around is also more
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