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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

to the second

How would you say the first sentence in the USA?
I won to the second. Had I taken one second longer I would have lost.

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I won by a second. Had I taken one second longer I would have lost.

— Mister Micawber

  • I won by a second.
  • Had I taken one second longer I would have lost.
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I won by a second. Had I taken one second longer I would have lost.
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Seems to me that if you had taken one second longer, you would have tied.

Clive
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If it is a race against the clock and you need to do something in a minute and you finish with 59 seconds on the timer, how would you say it?

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