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Jul 3, 2013 · 1. John Lawler has actually opened my eyes to the fact that "sooner than later" makes sense. Think about it. When we say "sooner rather than later," what we really mean is soon rather than later. So there is a redundancy to "sooner rather." Only one is really necessary.
Dec 12, 2017 · Both "sooner or later" and "soon or late" appear in English writing from a fairly early date. Here is the Ngram chart for "sooner or later" (blue line) versus "soon or late" (red line) versus "soon or later" (green line) for the period 1500–2000: Not all of these instances use the wording as a set phrase meaning "eventually"—but many of ...
Dec 23, 2020 · When you're learning a phrase with three of them -soonER rathER than latER, stuff gets left out. and the middle ER, the non-parallel one, is the likeliest candidate for leaving out. Consider that sooner and later are both comparatives (and the comparative word than separates them), while the word rather means 'comparative'.
Jan 1, 2016 · The "sooner or later" is a mid-Sentence interrupter and therefore deserves some commas. You can interrupt pretty much any sentence in any way although some will sound less natural. I agree that dividing "have to" here is a bit unnatural; unless you really want to emphasise "sooner or later" it should be avoided.
However, I think prepone (before/earlier + put = Put it before/earlier) is self explanatory, rhymes with postpone (after + put = put it later) and the words (pre and Post) are well recognised antonym prefixes. It is about time, it (prepone) becomes part of the global English lexicon. Importantly, it is crisp and concise.
Jul 5, 2021 · sooner or later和早晚的对应，只是指向了一个认知问题。推荐看一看认知语言学的书籍，或者概念隐喻方面的研究。 不同文化之间的交流本质是我们在交流我们认识的世界。 有的时候，我们的认知是类似的，有的时候又是相反的。
1. Some speakers intend that "forward" (in time) means sooner. For example a writer at this link posted the title. "Could COVID-19 have brought deaths forward". and elaborated thus: Is it possible the combination of COVID-19 and absence of effective treatments took the lives of people who would have otherwise died later in 2020.
Jan 25, 2016 · It is always better to use descriptive statements (earlier/later) rather than quantifying it (lower/higher). Use later to indicate that event is happening subsequent to a reference date (date subsequent to which it is possible/not possible to do something) Example: The EndDate of the promotion must be later than the StartDate.
Nov 25, 2014 · And one of the sentences was this: I will leave the State by the time of expiration of my permission or my intended return date, whichever ... sooner. I used whichever is sooner, but I was not completely sure, and am not now. The problem is at the time of writing I did not know the exact time/date when my permission would expire, that is why it ...
Mar 3, 2016 · 3. It's literally impossible to have something done sooner than possible. However, the root phrase might be the idiomatic as soon as possible, if not sooner (see acronym finder and the free dictionary). This idiom is intended to emphasise urgency, and is similar to I need it yesterday. Share.
