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I am supposed to clock in at 8 am every day to work. I was late today, just like every day, but today I was only late by 5 minutes, less than every other time. Is saying "earliest I've been to work" correct? Even though I was late?
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I am supposed to clock in at 8 am every day to work. I was late today, just like every day, but today I was only late by 5 minutes, less than every other time. Is saying "earliest I've been to work" correct? Even though I was late?
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In a slightly ironic twist, you could say "It's the earliest I've ever been late"
– Jim Mack
Mar 14 at 15:12
"The earliest I've ever been to work" sounds to me like a statement about the earliest turn or shift you've ever done, (for instance "the time I worked as a milkman was the earliest I've ever been to work") not the earliest time you arrived at work. More appropriate to me is "Five past eight is the earliest I've ever got to work".
– BoldBen
Mar 14 at 19:53
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I am supposed to clock in at 8 am every day to work. I was late today, just like every day, but today I was only late by 5 minutes, less than every other time. Is saying "earliest I've been to work" correct? Even though I was late?
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asked Mar 14 at 14:31
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I am supposed to clock in at 8 am every day to work. I was late today, just like every day, but today I was only late by 5 minutes, less than every other time. Is saying "earliest I've been to work" correct? Even though I was late?
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In a slightly ironic twist, you could say "It's the earliest I've ever been late"
– Jim Mack
Mar 14 at 15:12
"The earliest I've ever been to work" sounds to me like a statement about the earliest turn or shift you've ever done, (for instance "the time I worked as a milkman was the earliest I've ever been to work") not the earliest time you arrived at work. More appropriate to me is "Five past eight is the earliest I've ever got to work".
– BoldBen
Mar 14 at 19:53
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In a slightly ironic twist, you could say "It's the earliest I've ever been late"
– Jim Mack
Mar 14 at 15:12
"The earliest I've ever been to work" sounds to me like a statement about the earliest turn or shift you've ever done, (for instance "the time I worked as a milkman was the earliest I've ever been to work") not the earliest time you arrived at work. More appropriate to me is "Five past eight is the earliest I've ever got to work".
– BoldBen
Mar 14 at 19:53
In a slightly ironic twist, you could say "It's the earliest I've ever been late"
– Jim Mack
Mar 14 at 15:12
In a slightly ironic twist, you could say "It's the earliest I've ever been late"
– Jim Mack
Mar 14 at 15:12
"The earliest I've ever been to work" sounds to me like a statement about the earliest turn or shift you've ever done, (for instance "the time I worked as a milkman was the earliest I've ever been to work") not the earliest time you arrived at work. More appropriate to me is "Five past eight is the earliest I've ever got to work".
– BoldBen
Mar 14 at 19:53
"The earliest I've ever been to work" sounds to me like a statement about the earliest turn or shift you've ever done, (for instance "the time I worked as a milkman was the earliest I've ever been to work") not the earliest time you arrived at work. More appropriate to me is "Five past eight is the earliest I've ever got to work".
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Since you're saying, "[This is the] earliest I have been to work," I would say yes, this is correct. You're specifically referring to yourself and the past.
Whether you're on time or not is irrelevant to the actual statement since the subject of the sentence is you getting to work, not the time your work begins.
answered Mar 14 at 17:11
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There is a logical and a linguistic answer to your question.
If you wanted to make your statement completely precise, you might say something like this:-
The time at which I arrived today was the earliest of all the times at which I have ever arrived.
But that precision is bought at the expense of making it stilted and laboured.
Your statement is, strictly, a sentence fragment with no main verb. So you would not be well-advised to such a casually unrepentant justification to your enraged boss.
Nevertheless, it is clear. It is a sort of ellipsis, which takes for granted something like
[My arrival today was the] earliest [time at which] I’ve ever been to work.
This is not to say that the works in angle brackets passed through the speaker’s (or listener’s) mind unspoken!
answered Mar 14 at 18:46
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This is the earliest I've been to work.
That is strictly correct. Despite the fact that you were late, it is the earliest actual time you've arrived.
But if you want to make a specific point about still being late, you could instead say:
The is the least late I've been to work.
answered Mar 14 at 19:47
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Since you're saying, "[This is the] earliest I have been to work," I would say yes, this is correct. You're specifically referring to yourself and the past.
Whether you're on time or not is irrelevant to the actual statement since the subject of the sentence is you getting to work, not the time your work begins.
answered Mar 14 at 17:11
XekiXeki
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Since you're saying, "[This is the] earliest I have been to work," I would say yes, this is correct. You're specifically referring to yourself and the past.
Whether you're on time or not is irrelevant to the actual statement since the subject of the sentence is you getting to work, not the time your work begins.
answered Mar 14 at 17:11
XekiXeki
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Since you're saying, "[This is the] earliest I have been to work," I would say yes, this is correct. You're specifically referring to yourself and the past.
Whether you're on time or not is irrelevant to the actual statement since the subject of the sentence is you getting to work, not the time your work begins.
answered Mar 14 at 17:11
XekiXeki
123
Since you're saying, "[This is the] earliest I have been to work," I would say yes, this is correct. You're specifically referring to yourself and the past.
Whether you're on time or not is irrelevant to the actual statement since the subject of the sentence is you getting to work, not the time your work begins.
answered Mar 14 at 17:11
XekiXeki
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answered Mar 14 at 17:11
XekiXeki
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There is a logical and a linguistic answer to your question.
If you wanted to make your statement completely precise, you might say something like this:-
The time at which I arrived today was the earliest of all the times at which I have ever arrived.
But that precision is bought at the expense of making it stilted and laboured.
Your statement is, strictly, a sentence fragment with no main verb. So you would not be well-advised to such a casually unrepentant justification to your enraged boss.
Nevertheless, it is clear. It is a sort of ellipsis, which takes for granted something like
[My arrival today was the] earliest [time at which] I’ve ever been to work.
This is not to say that the works in angle brackets passed through the speaker’s (or listener’s) mind unspoken!
answered Mar 14 at 18:46
TuffyTuffy
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There is a logical and a linguistic answer to your question.
If you wanted to make your statement completely precise, you might say something like this:-
The time at which I arrived today was the earliest of all the times at which I have ever arrived.
But that precision is bought at the expense of making it stilted and laboured.
Your statement is, strictly, a sentence fragment with no main verb. So you would not be well-advised to such a casually unrepentant justification to your enraged boss.
Nevertheless, it is clear. It is a sort of ellipsis, which takes for granted something like
[My arrival today was the] earliest [time at which] I’ve ever been to work.
This is not to say that the works in angle brackets passed through the speaker’s (or listener’s) mind unspoken!
answered Mar 14 at 18:46
TuffyTuffy
4,1151621
add a comment |
There is a logical and a linguistic answer to your question.
If you wanted to make your statement completely precise, you might say something like this:-
The time at which I arrived today was the earliest of all the times at which I have ever arrived.
But that precision is bought at the expense of making it stilted and laboured.
Your statement is, strictly, a sentence fragment with no main verb. So you would not be well-advised to such a casually unrepentant justification to your enraged boss.
Nevertheless, it is clear. It is a sort of ellipsis, which takes for granted something like
[My arrival today was the] earliest [time at which] I’ve ever been to work.
This is not to say that the works in angle brackets passed through the speaker’s (or listener’s) mind unspoken!
answered Mar 14 at 18:46
TuffyTuffy
4,1151621
There is a logical and a linguistic answer to your question.
If you wanted to make your statement completely precise, you might say something like this:-
The time at which I arrived today was the earliest of all the times at which I have ever arrived.
But that precision is bought at the expense of making it stilted and laboured.
Your statement is, strictly, a sentence fragment with no main verb. So you would not be well-advised to such a casually unrepentant justification to your enraged boss.
Nevertheless, it is clear. It is a sort of ellipsis, which takes for granted something like
[My arrival today was the] earliest [time at which] I’ve ever been to work.
This is not to say that the works in angle brackets passed through the speaker’s (or listener’s) mind unspoken!
answered Mar 14 at 18:46
TuffyTuffy
4,1151621
answered Mar 14 at 18:46
TuffyTuffy
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answered Mar 14 at 18:46
TuffyTuffy
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answered Mar 14 at 18:46
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This is the earliest I've been to work.
That is strictly correct. Despite the fact that you were late, it is the earliest actual time you've arrived.
But if you want to make a specific point about still being late, you could instead say:
The is the least late I've been to work.
answered Mar 14 at 19:47
Jason BassfordJason Bassford
20.3k32648
add a comment |
This is the earliest I've been to work.
That is strictly correct. Despite the fact that you were late, it is the earliest actual time you've arrived.
But if you want to make a specific point about still being late, you could instead say:
The is the least late I've been to work.
answered Mar 14 at 19:47
Jason BassfordJason Bassford
20.3k32648
add a comment |
This is the earliest I've been to work.
That is strictly correct. Despite the fact that you were late, it is the earliest actual time you've arrived.
But if you want to make a specific point about still being late, you could instead say:
The is the least late I've been to work.
answered Mar 14 at 19:47
Jason BassfordJason Bassford
20.3k32648
This is the earliest I've been to work.
That is strictly correct. Despite the fact that you were late, it is the earliest actual time you've arrived.
But if you want to make a specific point about still being late, you could instead say:
The is the least late I've been to work.
answered Mar 14 at 19:47
Jason BassfordJason Bassford
20.3k32648
answered Mar 14 at 19:47
Jason BassfordJason Bassford
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answered Mar 14 at 19:47
Jason BassfordJason Bassford
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answered Mar 14 at 19:47
Jason BassfordJason Bassford
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In a slightly ironic twist, you could say "It's the earliest I've ever been late"
– Jim Mack
Mar 14 at 15:12
"The earliest I've ever been to work" sounds to me like a statement about the earliest turn or shift you've ever done, (for instance "the time I worked as a milkman was the earliest I've ever been to work") not the earliest time you arrived at work. More appropriate to me is "Five past eight is the earliest I've ever got to work".
– BoldBen
Mar 14 at 19:53