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VioletMoon Posted 18 years ago
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too late, late
Hi there,
could someone tell me what is the difference between, "he is 10 minutes late" and "he is 10 minutes too late" ?
Thank you.
could someone tell me what is the difference between, "he is 10 minutes late" and "he is 10 minutes too late" ?
Thank you.
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He is 10 minutes late.. but he can still do ---. He is 10 minutes too late...
- He is 10 minutes late..
- but he can still do ---.
- He is 10 minutes too late...
- so he can't do -- -.
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He is 10 minutes late.. but he can still do ---.
He is 10 minutes too late... so he can't do ---.
He is 10 minutes late.. but he can still do ---.
He is 10 minutes too late... so he can't do ---.
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too comes give emphases to the meaning here is not referring to negation
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If there is a meeting scheduled from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. and you arrive at 9:10, you have arrived ten minutes late. However, it is still possible for you to attend the other 50 minutes of the meeting.
If you arrive at 10:10 a.m for a meeting that ended at 10:00 a.m., you have arrived ten minutes too late to attend the meeting. It is no longer possible for you to atte
If you arrive at 10:10 a.m for a meeting that ended at 10:00 a.m., you have arrived ten minutes too late to attend the meeting. It is no longer possible for you to atte
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