We arrived at the hotel late last night.
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We arrived at the hotel late last night.
Can we somehow infer from the above sentence whether 'late' means here
- arriving after the expected time or
- just near the end of the night?
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We arrived at the hotel late last night. Can we somehow infer from the above sentence whether 'late' means here - arriving after the expected time If we meant this, we would say it differently, eg We were late when we arrived at the hotel. or - just near the end of the night?
- We arrived at the hotel late last night.
- Can we somehow infer from the above sentence whether 'late' means here - arriving after the expected time If we meant this, we would say it differently, eg We were late when we arrived at the hotel.
- or - just near the end of the night?
- 'late last night' is a very common expression meaning roughly 'near the end of the night'.
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We arrived at the hotel late last night.
Can we somehow infer from the above sentence whether 'late' means here
- arriving after the expected time If we meant this, we would say it differently, eg We were late when we arrived at the hotel.
or
- just near the end of the night? 'late last night' is a very common expression meaning roughly 'near the end
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