photo courtesy of Flickr by Leo Reynolds Here are a few common clichés we use here in the United States with the word late:
Cliché: Better late than never
Explanation: 1. It is better to conclude something late than never to conclude it.
Cliché: A day late and a dollar short
Explanation: 1. Just missing something by a narrow margin.
Cliché: It's never too late to learn
Explanation: 1. No matter how old you are, you can still learn new things.
And pretty much the only French phrase I remember from my one semester of French in college:
Je suis en retard. I am late.
I thought it was important to remember, although it's a trait I've worked hard on my entire adult life.
Are you a late person, an early person, or a just-on-time person?
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Umm... an early person definitely!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely "Just on time" person.
ReplyDeleteI'm usually an early person. I always tended to be just a little early, but I married someone who is chronically early! Now I often have no choice.
ReplyDeletegot to be either early or one time...i am not one afraid to walk in late, just rather be there a little extra...happy tt!
ReplyDeleteYes I'm an early person normally, although sometimes I need to stretch reality to qualify as early. Happy TT
ReplyDeleteOn time, I suppose. When I was working third shift, that was a different story. ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm a "Where the heck am I?" type of person. ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm a 'I don't have to go, do I?' kind of person. -jayne
ReplyDeleteI am an all of the above person...but I want to be just on time...sadly things don't always go as planned!
ReplyDeleteEarly is good. With a dollar to spare.
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