Musicgold  +  663771 Thu, 05 Feb 09 03:22 PM Hi,   Is the following sentence correct?   I usually take a cab home when I leave office after 10pm, as it takes me around 2 hours to reach home at that time.   Thanks,   MG. Musicgold Joined on Sat, Jul 14 2007 Full Member 279 Sentences

	yizhivika  +  664022 Thu, 05 Feb 09 09:10 PM Hi, whether "at that time" is needed depends upon on what the role of 'as' is in the sentence.  Do you mean that it would take you two hours to reach home by some other form of public transport, so that's why you usually take a cab? If so, then you really need to add an extra word or two to the sentence, e.g. I usually take a cab home when I leave the office after 10 pm, otherwise it takes me around 2 hours to reach home at that time. yizhivika Joined on Fri, Jul 25 2008 Full Member 216 Sentences

	Musicgold  +  664047 Thu, 05 Feb 09 09:37 PM Thanks folks. AliceW31 “'At that time' is not needed. ” What I am trying to imply here is that if I leave the ofifce at 10.00pm and use the regular mode of transport, it takes me 2 hours to reach home. Is 'at that time' still unncessary? Musicgold

	sutty  +  664048 Thu, 05 Feb 09 09:38 PM I usually take a cab home when I leave the office after 10pm as it takes me around 2 hours to reach home. sutty Joined on Thu, Feb 5 2009 New Member 04

	yizhivika  +  664062 Thu, 05 Feb 09 09:49 PM Hi again, I usually take a cab home when I leave the office after 10 pm, otherwise it takes me around 2 hours to reach home (at that time). In the sentence above, you could omit 'at that time' and still retain the meaning, but personally I would include it as it gives emphasis to the preceding 'after 10 pm'. That said, other native speakers of English probably would omit 'at that time' here; it's a matter of personal preference. yizhivika Sentences, Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Languages

	Clive  +  664070 Thu, 05 Feb 09 10:05 PM Hi, I usually take a cab home when I leave office after 10pm, as it takes me around 2 hours to reach home at that time. To me, more natural wording is this. I usually take a cab when I leave the office after 10pm, as otherwise at that time of night it would take me around 2 hours to get home. Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,668 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo

	yizhivika  +  664087 Thu, 05 Feb 09 10:23 PM Hi Clive, Yes, that's fine too, although I'm slightly uneasy about the coupling of "usually take a cab", with "it would take me". If "always" were substituted for "usually" I'd be happier with the construction, but the use of "usually" implies that sometimes public transport is used, which serves to validate "it takes me". yizhivika Constructions