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27 Jun 2016
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Her racism was as plain as day at that time. Does this sound natural?
Her racism was as plain as day at that time. Does this sound natural?
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27 Jun 2016
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- English (US)
A little unnatural
They essentially mean the same thing but most Americans would just say "then". Think about it like this we like to be lazy and make things as easy as possible so we came up with the word then as a shortened way to say at that time.
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Thank you for your answer, Austin! If I may ask, could you tell me the difference between "then" and "at that time"? Thank you.
- English (US)
A little unnatural
It is really just dependent on context.
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- English (US)
A little unnatural
They essentially mean the same thing but most Americans would just say "then". Think about it like this we like to be lazy and make things as easy as possible so we came up with the word then as a shortened way to say at that time.
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OK. Thank you again, Austin! :)
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