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MrPernickety Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
Use of "half of the way"
Hi, everybody !
Could you tell me if any of these phrases sound natural ?:
1. I was half of the way home
2. I was half of the way to work
3. I was three quarters of the way home
4. I was three quarters of the way to work
Do they mean that I had made half/three quarters of the way home/to work?
Thanks !
Alex.
Could you tell me if any of these phrases sound natural ?:
1. I was half of the way home
2. I was half of the way to work
3. I was three quarters of the way home
4. I was three quarters of the way to work
Do they mean that I had made half/three quarters of the way home/to work?
Thanks !
Alex.
Top answer
Try: I was halfway home. I was halfway to work. I was almost/nearly home.
- Try: I was halfway home.
- I was halfway to work.
- I was almost/nearly home.
- Your sentences work, but they aren't something I would expect to hear.
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Try: I was halfway home.
I was halfway to work.
I was almost/nearly home.
Your sentences work, but they aren't something I would expect to hear.
I was halfway to work.
I was almost/nearly home.
Your sentences work, but they aren't something I would expect to hear.
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