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Hellooo
I have such a small question
What's the difference between
Before and in front of , that both of them have the same meaning but can we use either of them in the same place of any sentence
E.g . I stood before her
I stood in front of her
Is there any difference between the first sentence and the second one ?? o
I hope you can help me
and I shall thank thee
:lol::lol::lol:
Thanks a lot
In your example sentence, before and in front of are interchangeable. Before sounds more formal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir Shakespeare
before may refer to place and time
in front of can refer to place but not time
What about this:Quote:
Originally Posted by svartnik
I think you've got a brilliant career in front of you.
It is staring you in the face. ;-) It is on your doorbell.
Yes, it can refer to time. That possibility did not enter my head.
:up: Before can be used interchangeably with in front of in that example sentence as well. :-DQuote:
Originally Posted by svartnik
We can't say 'Come in front of 2 o'clock' instead of 'Come before 2 o'clock' however.:-);-)Quote:
Originally Posted by engee30
:up: Exactly. :-DQuote:
Originally Posted by bhaisahab
That is the only possibility of in front of referring to a time event I could think of.
Apparently, all before are in front of, but not all in front of are before.Quote:
Originally Posted by engee30
Why'd you take up so much space for such a small question?
'I stood before her.' is ambiguous. You might have got up first!!