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31-May-2008, 01:32
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please, what's the opposite of "to go to work"?
"I had to take them to the airport and so I didn't want to leave work too late".
please, how would a native say it informally?
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31-May-2008, 01:49
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31-May-2008, 02:59
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| | Re: leave work
1. The opposite of "to go to work" is to stay home.
2. I had to take them to the airport and so I needed to leave work early. |
31-May-2008, 03:03
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Originally Posted by Soup  1. The opposite of "to go to work" is to stay home.
2. I had to take them to the airport and so I needed to leave work early. | What about "I can't get off work early"? |
31-May-2008, 03:08
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Ex: I needed to take them to the airport, but I couldn't get off work early, and so they missed their flight. |
31-May-2008, 15:26
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hi,
please, can I say "leave work in time"? I mean leave work not before and nor after the due time.
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31-May-2008, 15:29
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Originally Posted by jctgf hi,
please, can I say "leave work in time"? I mean leave work not before and nor after the due time.
thanks. | Ex: I can't leave work in time to meet the 5 o'clock flight. I'm going to be late and miss the plane.
Ex: I need to leave work on time to make the 5 o'clock flight. Otherwise, I will be late and miss the plane. |
31-May-2008, 15:36
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thanks.
then, if I say "I need to leave work on time today" am I saying that I am not leaving neither before nor after the due time, but exactly ON time?
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31-May-2008, 16:35
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| | Re: leave work
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Originally Posted by jctgf thanks.
then, if I say "I need to leave work on time today" am I saying that I am not leaving neither before nor after the due time, but exactly ON time?
thanks. | What's 'due time', the time you usually leave work or the time you need to leave work to make the flight?
Ex: My flight leaves a 3 p.m., and it takes 3 hours to check-in, so I need to leave work on time, at noon, in order to make the flight.
Ex: I leave work every day at 5 p.m., but today I have to catch a flight at 3 p.m., so I need to leave on time, at noon. |
31-May-2008, 19:48
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thanks.
how would you say "due time"? "right time"?
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