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Latest post Fri, Oct 14 2005 2:34 PM by davkett. 7 replies.
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K.O.  +  147488 Thu, 13 Oct 05 02:33 PM
Hi, Is there any other option that can be a subtitude for 'halfway through'? As in 'Prisoners will be released halfway through their sentence'. Thanks.
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Waïti, 4 yr 26 days ago

Merhaba K.O.
Maybe 'Prisoners will serve half their sentence' could work here ?
Waïti.

LeicesterLad  +  147557 Thu, 13 Oct 05 07:42 PM

You could use:

midway through

partway through

part of the way through

If I think of any more I'll get back

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davkett, 4 yr 26 days ago

Wy do you want a substitute, KO?

 

K.O.  +  147575 Thu, 13 Oct 05 08:38 PM
 Davkett wrote:

Wy do you want a substitute, KO?

 

davkett, thanks for the correction.  

Merhaba Waiti, thanks for your reply. LeicesterLad thanks for your help.

davkett, 4 yr 26 days ago

I was also asking you the question, 'Why'?

 

K.O.  +  147781 Fri, 14 Oct 05 12:51 PM

Hi davkett,

Because I didn't quite understand how to use it properly. I took it as a span rather than a point in a span so in the sentence 'prisoners will be released half way through their sentence' it meant as if the release takes place throughout the entire half of the imprisonment duration whereas it is obviously not what was meant. Can I go now?

davkett  +  147816 Fri, 14 Oct 05 02:34 PM
Dear KO,
This would do it without using a substitute term:

Prisoners will be released at a point halfway through their sentence.





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