englishhobby
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- Joined
- Jun 19, 2009
- Member Type
- English Teacher
- Native Language
- Russian
- Home Country
- Russian Federation
- Current Location
- Russian Federation
I know the main difference between in time and on time. I only want to add to my knowledge what native speakers would feel about the following situation:
The French class starts at 9 on Monday. Ben is always on time for the class. Joe is always in time for the class.
The question is: Who comes earlier?
To me it seems that Joe (who is always in time) comes a little earlier (say, 5-10 minutes to 9) than Ben and Ben (who is always on time) comes at 9 sharp (or 1 minute to 9). Is it so? :-?
Who is better organised - Ben or Joe? What can you say about their character? Are they both punctual? (Such comment really could help me understand the difference even better.)
The French class starts at 9 on Monday. Ben is always on time for the class. Joe is always in time for the class.
The question is: Who comes earlier?
To me it seems that Joe (who is always in time) comes a little earlier (say, 5-10 minutes to 9) than Ben and Ben (who is always on time) comes at 9 sharp (or 1 minute to 9). Is it so? :-?
Who is better organised - Ben or Joe? What can you say about their character? Are they both punctual? (Such comment really could help me understand the difference even better.)