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5 July
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Question about English (US)
Please help me with this question.
Context: we have a notebook in front of us, we want to see some notes we made before, how can we express it?
A: We’ve already learned this lesson but I don’t remember what page it was on.
B: was it on the page 100?
A: no, I think it was _________ (page 50 > should I use “front”?).
Note: this question is about the location.
A: We’ve already learned this lesson but I don’t remember what page it was on.
B: did we learn it last week?
A: no, it was long before / much earlier.
Note: this question is about the date.
Please help me with this question.
Context: we have a notebook in front of us, we want to see some notes we made before, how can we express it?
A: We’ve already learned this lesson but I don’t remember what page it was on.
B: was it on the page 100?
A: no, I think it was _________ (page 50 > should I use “front”?).
Note: this question is about the location.
A: We’ve already learned this lesson but I don’t remember what page it was on.
B: did we learn it last week?
A: no, it was long before / much earlier.
Note: this question is about the date.
Context: we have a notebook in front of us, we want to see some notes we made before, how can we express it?
A: We’ve already learned this lesson but I don’t remember what page it was on.
B: was it on the page 100?
A: no, I think it was _________ (page 50 > should I use “front”?).
Note: this question is about the location.
A: We’ve already learned this lesson but I don’t remember what page it was on.
B: did we learn it last week?
A: no, it was long before / much earlier.
Note: this question is about the date.
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5 July
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- English (US)
A: We’ve already learned this lesson but I don’t remember what page it was on.
B: Was it on page 100? (you don’t use “the” here)
A: No, I think it was page 50
A: We’ve already learned this lesson but I don’t remember what page it was on.
B: Did we learn it last week?
A: No, it was way before that.
No, it was a long time before that.
No, it was a long time ago.
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- English (US)
A: We’ve already learned this lesson but I don’t remember what page it was on.
B: Was it on page 100? (you don’t use “the” here)
A: No, I think it was page 50
A: We’ve already learned this lesson but I don’t remember what page it was on.
B: Did we learn it last week?
A: No, it was way before that.
No, it was a long time before that.
No, it was a long time ago.
Highly-rated answerer
- Simplified Chinese (China)
- Spanish (Spain)
@panel333 Thany you very much. About the first question, what could I say if I didn’t know the concrete page?
- English (US)
@Surrrr Could you explain a bit more? Do you mean something like:
“What page are we on?”
“Where are we at (in the book)?”
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@panel333 Yes, I would like to know what answer could I give when someone asks me about the location of some notes, if I only know it wasn’t on the page 100 and it was before that page, in general. But, I think those phrases you’ve given me could be used, because “it was way before that” is a perfect one for my general answer about the location, and “a long time before that/ago” could be used for a date question.
And, may I ask what’s the difference between these two phrases here?
And, may I ask what’s the difference between these two phrases here?
- English (US)
@Surrrr
“Where are we at (in the book)” could ask for the page or specifically the exact place in the book, like the bottom of page two. Often someone will point to the place in the book.
“What page are we on?” is asking for only the page. Usually someone will tell you a number.
Also, be careful you don’t use “before” with “ago”, since it won’t make sense. I’m not sure if you meant to combine them, but i’m just making sure.
One more thing. When you know it is before 100, but not the exact page, you can say this.
“I’m not sure, somewhere before 100.”
“Before 100, I think.”
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@panel333 Thank you soooooo much😭 This couldn’t be clearer already! Now I understand it.
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