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Point taken means I agree, I accept what you are saying.
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| Fri Jul 15, 2005 4:12 am Very or too |
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| hello!!, I'm from Argentina, this web is amazing!!, thank you. I have a doubt, when we must use ... very or too for late expression. I mean, it is very late or too late?? |
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| Sat Oct 29, 2005 8:16 am Very or too |
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| karish wrote: | | hello!!, I'm from Argentina, this web is amazing!!, thank you. I have a doubt, when we must use ... very or too for late expression. I mean, it is very late or too late?? |
Hello from Georgia (Near the Black sea Georgia)!
I am Georgian but I think we should use too late,yes, too late. Dear Karish, concerning the web,yes, it's great. I learn English from there. Bye. Keti. |
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| Sat Oct 29, 2005 11:22 am Sorry for being late |
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Hi Keti, good to hear you like our website. As for the expression you are talking about - it's probably I'm sorry for being late. Or I must apologize for being late.
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| Mon Jan 16, 2006 17:20 pm Point taken |
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Is it a formal expression?
pointe taken it's first time i've heard it. who uses this phrase? I think it's rarely used. |
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| Mon Jan 16, 2006 17:53 pm Point taken |
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| Polska wrote: | Is it a formal expression?
pointe taken it's first time i've heard it. who uses this phrase? I think it's rarely used. |
Hi,
I have used the expression many times. I wouldn't say it was rare. It simply means I accept what you have said and will not argue about it.
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| Mon Jan 16, 2006 21:34 pm Very or too |
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| karish wrote: | | hello!!, I'm from Argentina, this web is amazing!!, thank you. I have a doubt, when we must use ... very or too for late expression. I mean, it is very late or too late?? |
Hello Karish!
1. 'Very late' means quite late, but not too late (still on time)
2. 'Too late' means you are not on time.
Examples (you've just arrived at the railway station):
1. I am very late, but I can still catch my train if I hurry.
2. I am too late and have missed my train (the train has already left) |
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| Wed Apr 11, 2007 20:32 pm Very or too |
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| Conchita wrote: | 1. 'Very late' means quite late, but not too late (still on time)
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Hi, Conchita
I always thought that on time has the idea of punctuality and therefore if you're late (no matter how much) then you cannot be on time.
Or did I get something wrong ?
thanks
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| Wed Apr 11, 2007 22:20 pm What does this phrase mean: "point taken"? |
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Hi LS
Just some examples:
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I arrived at the train station very late, but fortunately not too late to catch my train.
(i.e. Maybe you wanted to buy a newspaper and have a cup of coffee at the station before you got on your train. But because you arrived very late, you couldn't do that. You arrived just in time to catch the train -- which left on time.  )
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Imagine you are supposed to attend a meeting which is scheduled from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.:
Scenario A:
You arrive at 8:00 a.m. You have arrived in time to have a cup of coffee and review your notes before the meeting begins.
Scenario B:
You arrive at 8:30 a.m. You are right on time.
Scenario C:
You arrive at 8:40 a.m. You are late -- you are ten minutes late for the meeting.
Scenario D:
You arrive at 9:00 a.m. You are very late. You have missed half of the meeting.
Scenario E:
You arrive at 9:45 a.m. You are too late to attend even part of the meeting. The meeting finished as scheduled at 9:30 and you've missed the entire meeting.
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