[General] I have to leave earlier....

[Silverobama]

Hi.

Tonight there was an English club. I attended the English club but I needed to leave before 9 pm because the lifts of my apartment buildings will stop running before 9 pm because of the power outage. I needed to get home before 9 pm so I said the following to the host of the club.

I have to leave earlier today because of the elevators will stop running at 9 pm.

I wonder if the sentence is natural.

 

[emsr2d2]

[STRIKE]Hi.[/STRIKE] Unnecessary. Just go straight in with your question.

Tonight, [STRIKE]there was an English club.[/STRIKE] I attended the English club but I needed to leave before 9 pm because the lifts [STRIKE]of[/STRIKE] in my apartment [STRIKE]buildings[/STRIKE] building will stop running [STRIKE]before[/STRIKE] at 9 pm [STRIKE]because of the[/STRIKE] due to a planned power outage. I needed to get home before 9 pm so I said the following to the host of the club.

I have to leave [STRIKE]earlier[/STRIKE] early [STRIKE]today[/STRIKE] this evening because [STRIKE]of[/STRIKE] the elevators in my building will stop running at 9 pm.

I [STRIKE]wonder[/STRIKE] would like to know if [STRIKE]the[/STRIKE] my sentence is natural.

Note my corrections above.

You live in only one apartment building so stick with the singular.
If you knew only that the lifts would stop running before 9pm, you wouldn't know what time you needed to get home.
To express that you need to leave before something has finished, say "leave early", not "leave earlier".
Using "today" covers too long a period of time. Also, it's clear that the club meets in the evening so "this evening" is appropriate. You could also use "this week".
You needed to make it clear to the host what elevators you're talking about.

Slightly off-topic: Are there no stairs in your building? I'd be rather surprised if someone told me that it was imperative that they get home while the lifts (BrE) were still operating (unless the person was in a wheelchair, of course!)

 

[Silverobama]

I appreciate your help, emsr2d2.

To answer your question: yes, we do have stairs. But the problem is that I live in the 21st floor. :shock:

 

[teechar]

[STRIKE] Tonight there was an English club.[/STRIKE] I attended the English club this evening, but I needed to leave before 9 pm because the lifts [STRIKE]of[/STRIKE] in my apartment building [STRIKE]will stop running before[/STRIKE] were going to be inoperative by 9 pm because of [STRIKE]the[/STRIKE] a (planned) power outage. I needed to get home before 9 pm, so I said the following to the host of the club.

I have to leave earlier [STRIKE]today[/STRIKE] this evening because [STRIKE]of[/STRIKE] the elevators will stop running at 9 pm.

Note that AmE uses "elevator"; other varieties use "lift".

 

[GoesStation]

But the problem is that I live on the 21st floor. :shock:

That's better.

 

[tzfujimino]

But the problem is that I live on the 21st floor. :shock:

Off-topic
Wow!
Have you ever used the stairs?

 

[Silverobama]

Off-topic
Wow!
Have you ever used the stairs?

Yeah! Last night and a few weeks ago when another power outage took place.

Edited: The next question you might ask or someone else might ask could be "You left early why didn't you use the lift?". Hmm, our English club starts at 7 pm and ends at 9 pm but I didn't leave early last night because we had so many people. I used the stairs last night to keep fit. :lol:

 

[emsr2d2]

Yeah! I used the stairs last night and a few weeks ago when another power outage took place.

Edited: The next question [STRIKE]you[/STRIKE] someone might ask [STRIKE]or someone else might ask[/STRIKE] could be "You left early. Why didn't you use the lift?" no full stop here
[STRIKE]Hmm,[/STRIKE] Our English club starts at 7 pm and ends at 9 pm but I didn't leave early last night because we had so many people. I don't see the connection. What difference does it make how many people were there? If you needed to leave early, you needed to leave early.

I used the stairs last night to keep fit. I think you might have to use the stairs more than once to keep fit! :lol:

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