ESLBeginner  +  963423 Fri, 06 Nov 09 01:53 PM Hello, would someone please tell me what's the meaning of "the first time around", as in "I escaped the first time around" ? is it differenct from "the first time" ?   Thanks. ESLBeginner

	Best answer by CalifJim  +  963720 Fri, 06 Nov 09 09:17 PM ESLBeginner “"I escaped the first time around" ? is Is it differenct from "the first time" ? ” No.  around suggests more strongly that there was at least a second time, and perhaps a third, fourth, etc.  the first time around is also more casual than the first time. CJ CalifJim