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Offline Mr. Anderson

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« on: September 21, 2005, 11:39:08 AM »
Why do people say that?  Wouldn't it make more sense to say "soon after?"
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« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2005, 11:46:51 AM »
Not necessarily.  It could be during.
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« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2005, 12:00:29 PM »
I wondered about that too. "Almost before we spoke"? Doesn't that just mean "after"? It seems unnecessarily vague.
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« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2005, 12:02:33 PM »
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Not necessarily.  It could be during.
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