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Expression: "You have until tomorrow to complete this work."



 
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Expression: "You have until tomorrow to complete this work." #1 (permalink) Tue Feb 12, 2008 21:37 pm   Expression: "You have until tomorrow to complete this work."
 

Hi

Could you please tell me if the following sentence is correct and natural?

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You have until tomorrow to complete this work.


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Expression: "You have until tomorrow to complete this work." #2 (permalink) Tue Feb 12, 2008 22:42 pm   Expression: "You have until tomorrow to complete this work."
 

Hi Tom,

Yes, that's fine. In effect you are giving someone a deadline.

Alan

PS Another way of saying it would be: I'll give you until tomorrow to ....
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Expression: "You have until tomorrow to complete this work." #3 (permalink) Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:36 am   Expression: "You have until tomorrow to complete this work."
 

This sounds very odd to me. Shouldn't there be at least two commas before and after "until tomorrow"?
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Expression: "You have until tomorrow to complete this work." #4 (permalink) Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:52 am   Expression: "You have until tomorrow to complete this work."
 

Hi,

No commas needed.

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