Thursday

English translation: on Thursday evening

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English term or phrase:Thursday
Selected answer:on Thursday evening
Entered by: Phong Le

02:05 Aug 2, 2017
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / time
English term or phrase: Thursday
"will fly down Thursday evening, please book that"

please can you help to explain if it is arrival time or departure time or other meaning?
Phong Le
Vietnam
Local time: 21:05
on Thursday evening
Explanation:
he's flying down sometime on Thursday evening

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Note added at 39 mins (2017-08-02 02:45:39 GMT)
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and asking the other person to book the flight

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Note added at 41 mins (2017-08-02 02:47:40 GMT)
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it refers to the take off time and he/she is asking the other person to do the booking of the flight

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Note added at 45 mins (2017-08-02 02:51:12 GMT)
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there is a certain ambiguity in "please book that" which could mean "you arrange the flight" or "these are my plans" so you will have to check back to what's happening

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Note added at 47 mins (2017-08-02 02:53:20 GMT)
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in standard English and as a native speaker I would say it means he's asking the other person to book the flight (but it is rather ambiguous)

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Note added at 48 mins (2017-08-02 02:54:16 GMT)
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"book that" could mean "take note of that"

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Note added at 49 mins (2017-08-02 02:54:58 GMT)
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so putting my confidence level down to 4

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Note added at 52 mins (2017-08-02 02:58:13 GMT)
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if "book that" doesn't mean "reserve", it means "put that on your agenda"

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Note added at 52 mins (2017-08-02 02:58:45 GMT)
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will depend on the circumstances

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Note added at 1 hr (2017-08-02 03:41:40 GMT)
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who knows what's going on between the parties involved .... might be food for a movie
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David Hollywood
Local time: 11:05
Grading comment
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5 +9on Thursday evening
David Hollywood


Discussion entries: 8





  

Answers


38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +9
thursday
on Thursday evening


Explanation:
he's flying down sometime on Thursday evening

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Note added at 39 mins (2017-08-02 02:45:39 GMT)
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and asking the other person to book the flight

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Note added at 41 mins (2017-08-02 02:47:40 GMT)
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it refers to the take off time and he/she is asking the other person to do the booking of the flight

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Note added at 45 mins (2017-08-02 02:51:12 GMT)
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there is a certain ambiguity in "please book that" which could mean "you arrange the flight" or "these are my plans" so you will have to check back to what's happening

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Note added at 47 mins (2017-08-02 02:53:20 GMT)
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in standard English and as a native speaker I would say it means he's asking the other person to book the flight (but it is rather ambiguous)

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Note added at 48 mins (2017-08-02 02:54:16 GMT)
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"book that" could mean "take note of that"

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Note added at 49 mins (2017-08-02 02:54:58 GMT)
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so putting my confidence level down to 4

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Note added at 52 mins (2017-08-02 02:58:13 GMT)
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if "book that" doesn't mean "reserve", it means "put that on your agenda"

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Note added at 52 mins (2017-08-02 02:58:45 GMT)
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will depend on the circumstances

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Note added at 1 hr (2017-08-02 03:41:40 GMT)
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who knows what's going on between the parties involved .... might be food for a movie

David Hollywood
Local time: 11:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 116
Notes to answerer
Asker: please can you help to explain if it is arrival time or departure time or other meaning?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  annitap: agree as departure/booking
1 hr

agree  Edith Kelly
3 hrs

agree  Jack Doughty: with annitap
3 hrs

agree  Lara Barnett
3 hrs

agree  Tony M: Dpends on length of flight: if short, then departure & arrival could both be Thursday evening
4 hrs

agree  Yvonne Gallagher: and with Tony to actually answer the question; it will depend on length of flight but departure is Thurs.
7 hrs

agree  airmailrpl: Thursday evening" = departure time
7 hrs

agree  writeaway: getting on a plane Thursday evening and flying down. ignore the disagree.
8 hrs

agree  Jennifer White: Yes. Really can't see the problem with this.
8 hrs
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