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What are the differences between these sentences?
If I would like to ask someone what time he/she leaves the office, which one is more suitable and clear? What are the differences among them?
1. What time do you get off work?
2. What time do you get out of work?
3. What time do you leave the office?
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28 kwi 2020 07:46
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Honestly, I say all of these pretty much interchangeably, but if you want to be a bit more nit-picky and clearer:
1. This is asking what time the job officially ends, regardless of whether or not they have physically left the office.
2 and 3: Are asking more of what time they physically leave their work space. It's possible that some people linger in their work space after they are officially done with their workday (not me, I get the hell out as soon as I can!)
28 kwietnia 2020
@Gabe I got it. Since there may be a difference between British and American English, I suppose 1. and 3. might avoid this kind of confusion.
29 kwietnia 2020
@David harris Thank you!
28 kwietnia 2020
Regarding David's comment on number 2, this may be a difference of British and American English. Most people in the U.S. say, "What time do you get out of work?" to mean, "What time do you leave your work?"
28 kwietnia 2020
2. isn't really correct ("out of work" usually means you are unemployed - unless that's what you're asking!!).
1. is fine, and probably what you mean.
3. Is lingusitically correct, but leaving the office may not be the same as stopping working (they may still be on duty be going to someone house etc, ie like postman)
So it depends on whether you are actually wanting to know when they physically leave the office (so that you meet them at the door or something), or when they will have finished work.
28 kwietnia 2020
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Znajomość języków
chiński (mandaryński), chiński (kantoński), chiński (tajwański), angielski, niemiecki, japoński
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angielski, niemiecki
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