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The plane was ____ by two hours because of bad weather. A. delayed B. postponed Note: which is better and why, thanks.
May 9, 2013 12:52 PM
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A is the better answer. 'Postponed' is usually used for an event. You might say 'the flight was postponed', but if 'plane' is the subject, I would use delayed. Incidentally, you can also use 'for' instead of 'by'.
May 9, 2013
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Delayed is better. We normally postpone a meeting.
May 9, 2013
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Language Skills
Chinese (Mandarin), English
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English
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