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#1 (permalink) Fri Nov 12, 2010 21:48 pm halfway

Dear native English speakers,

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halfway

at a middle point in space or time between two things [= partway]

halfway through/up/down/between etc
- He chased Kevin halfway up the stairs.
- It was a terrible film - I left halfway through.
- traffic queues stretching back halfway to London

It was a terrible film - I left halfway through.
Even if the film was two hours long and began at 10:00, when did the speaker leave? At 11:00?

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#2 (permalink) Fri Nov 12, 2010 23:33 pm halfway

'halfway through' is often not to be taken literally when used in this way. 'Partway through' is a more literal alternative. People will day 'halfway through' meaning some way in tot he film and well before the end. _________________ Cheers m' dears!

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#3 (permalink) Sun Nov 14, 2010 13:51 pm halfway

Thank you, B.

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