Is "later on" different from "later" or are they the same?
K keannu VIP Member Joined Dec 27, 2010 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Korean Home Country South Korea Current Location South Korea Dec 22, 2013 #1 Is "later on" different from "later" or are they the same?
MikeNewYork VIP Member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Member Type Academic Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Dec 22, 2013 #2 keannu said: Is "later on" different from "later" or are they the same? Click to expand... They can have the same meaning in some uses, but they are not always interchangeable.
keannu said: Is "later on" different from "later" or are they the same? Click to expand... They can have the same meaning in some uses, but they are not always interchangeable.
K keannu VIP Member Joined Dec 27, 2010 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Korean Home Country South Korea Current Location South Korea Dec 22, 2013 #3 Doesn't "on" in "later on" have the meaning of "continuously"?
MikeNewYork VIP Member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Member Type Academic Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Dec 22, 2013 #4 keannu said: Doesn't "on" in "later on" have the meaning of "continuously"? Click to expand... Not really. The "on" refers to the time continuum. We will do our chores first. Later/later on we can watch the movie. (some time from now) She arrived later than Joe. ("Later on" will not work.)
keannu said: Doesn't "on" in "later on" have the meaning of "continuously"? Click to expand... Not really. The "on" refers to the time continuum. We will do our chores first. Later/later on we can watch the movie. (some time from now) She arrived later than Joe. ("Later on" will not work.)