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come late or come in late?
Will it be natural if I say
I don't mind you coming in late if you don't wake me up.
Thanks.
Aug 16, 2014 4:43 AM
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Yes, your sentence sounds very natural.
You could also say, "I don't mind if you come in late as long as you don't wake me up."
August 16, 2014
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If you say "I don't mind if you come late" - It means either I don't mind if you are late (as in not on time) OR it can mean I don't mind if you get here late (as in, late in the day like at night)
If you say "I don't mind if you come in late" - It implies coming into somewhere, like coming home late, or coming in to a shop late.
For the context where you are using it here, it is correct to say come in because you are talking about coming home.
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