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- up front vs beforehand vs in advance | WordReference Forums
'Beforehand' can also be used in the same context - before a scheduled point in time, before the arranged or agreed start of something However, 'beforehand' or just 'before' can also mean 'at some stage earlier than now ', or before something happened that was just a random event, it wasn't planned or scheduled 'Up front' and 'in advance
- Thanks beforehand? - WordReference Forums
Thanks beforehand sounds really strange to me But of course Thanks in advance sounds strange to me as well I don't think I had come across this expression until I arrived in WR At first I thought is was simply a time-saver Ask a question including thanks in advance and you don't have to bother thanking anyone for what they do
- in advance vs beforehand - WordReference Forums
("Beforehand" refers specifically to "three days before Friday" ) "Beforehand" must refer to a past event (although the sentence itself can be in any tense) In the sentence above, "three days beforehand" refers to the placing of the order, which will be in the past at the time the order is ready
- Beforehand - WordReference Forums
I know beforehand means earlier (than a particular time) in advance Is it used when you don't want to mention the particular event that has already been mentioned? 1) A: Please call me before you get here Otherwise I might not be available B: Don't worry I'll call you beforehand 2) None of the rooms are available in this hote
- beforehand - WordReference Forums
You might like to check the meanings and uses of 'before' vs beforehand There are a few words like this, where the difference is prepositional use vs adverbial, or soemtimes used as a conjunction Unlike 'before', 'near' can't be a conjunction but at the preposition vs adverb level there's the same consideration at the end of a sentence
- on forehand or at forehand | WordReference Forums
it is better to use "sent it to you beforehand" in colloquial (informal) english and rather use in written english " in advance" And definitely forget about "on forehand" or "at forehand" which seems to be mutuated by the slang of a tennis court
- Before vs beforehand - WordReference Forums
"Beforehand" is more commonly used in a context in which you are talking about "before" a certain thing You could think of "hand" as that thing In the context you described, "beforehand" would make more sense You can read more about the difference between the two here
- beforehand in advance - WordReference Forums
• The adverb beforehand is not an automatic alternative to expressions such as earlier or in advance It should only be used sparingly, if at all It should only be used sparingly, if at all • Although in advance can be used alone adverbially, in advance of is an idiom whose preposition needs an object (in advance of the sale, etc )
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