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At the time = at that point in time. By that time has overtones of duration which are not appropriate here, since the statement indicates a lack of activity. By that time, I had been teaching English for several years-- here we have a durational factor.
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| #3 (permalink) Fri Jan 05, 2007 19:54 pm "At that time" versus "By that time" |
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Could you please explain the sentence to me??
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| #4 (permalink) Fri Jan 05, 2007 23:35 pm "At that time" versus "By that time" |
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Which sentence?
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| #5 (permalink) Sat Jan 06, 2007 4:59 am "At that time" versus "By that time" |
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This sentence, sir!
At the time, I hadn't taught English since a stint with Berlitz in Montreal back in 1967-8.
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| #6 (permalink) Sat Jan 06, 2007 7:27 am "At that time" versus "By that time" |
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At that point in past time, I had not taught since a short unbroken period of time during which I taught at Berlitz School of Languages in Montreal, 1967-8.
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