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21 January
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What is the difference between play time (The guest of honour was late, so the host had to play for time until he arrived bu telling jokes) and pass time (On long journeys, I pass the time by reading a good book) and take time (I like to take my time when I am getting ready to go out for evening) ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between play time (The guest of honour was late, so the host had to play for time until he arrived bu telling jokes) and pass time (On long journeys, I pass the time by reading a good book) and take time (I like to take my time when I am getting ready to go out for evening) ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
Есть такие примеры, но всё ещё не понимаю разницу. Помогите, объясните, пожалуйста.
There are these examples but I still don`t inderstand the difference. Please, help
There are these examples but I still don`t inderstand the difference. Please, help
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Play for time is not something I’ve commonly heard in English, pass time is. From the examples you provided they mean the same thing, but I would strongly recommend using “pass the time”
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