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Expression: "I intend to go to my country later this year."



 
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Expression: "I intend to go to my country later this year." #1 (permalink) Thu Nov 15, 2007 18:30 pm   Expression: "I intend to go to my country later this year."
 

Hi

Could you please tell me how the use of "later this year" sounds to you in the following sentencs?

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I intend to go back to my country later this year.


The sentence was spoken somewhere in April and the speaker meant November or December by "later this year".

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Expression: "I intend to go to my country later this year." #2 (permalink) Thu Nov 15, 2007 18:47 pm   Expression: "I intend to go to my country later this year."
 

Hi,

to me it sounds alright but I'd rather say "sometime this year", or if you really want to precise the date: "in/next November or December".
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Expression: "I intend to go to my country later this year." #3 (permalink) Wed Nov 21, 2007 17:51 pm   Expression: "I intend to go to my country later this year."
 

Hi

I would request some moderator to shed some light on this one please.

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Expression: "I intend to go to my country later this year." #4 (permalink) Thu Nov 22, 2007 21:50 pm   Expression: "I intend to go to my country later this year."
 

Hi Tom

Here is another non-moderator comment. ;)

Saying 'later this year' is OK. I would interpret it to mean 'before the end of the year'. It could mean almost any month after now.

Theoretically, you could also say 'late this year', and that would suggest December or possibly November to me.
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