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"by today afternoon"具体是指到下午几点为止？thanks!!

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It is not very clear to say “by this afternoon”. However, the phrase“by the end of this afternoon means 5:00pm, the time to get off work. The phrase “by this afternoon” could mean “at the beginning of this afternoon”, some time in the afternoon, or “by the end of this afternoon”.

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• Thanks a lot, It means by 12pm today or 12pm-5pm?? -galdfly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/05/2010 postreply 11:28:07

• 回复：The latter. -star-night- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/05/2010 postreply 11:33:58