http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Late/zxbmq/post.htm#487075Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:57:44 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:487075nona the brit0http://www.englishforums.com/English/Late/zxbmq/post.htm#487075http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-487075.xml&#39;I&#39;ll be late for&#39; an hour&#39; is incorrect. I&#39;ll be late for dinner, ok, but you aren&#39;t being late for the hour.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Late/zxbmq/post.htm#486898Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:57:44 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:486898Marius Hancu1http://www.englishforums.com/English/Late/zxbmq/post.htm#486898http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-486898.xml&gt;Is the first sentence more idiomatic? Yeshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Late/zxbmq/post.htmThu, 22 Jan 2009 18:57:44 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:486896New2grammar2http://www.englishforums.com/English/Late/zxbmq/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-486896.xmlIs there any difference between the following Tell mom that I&#39;ll be an hour late. Tell mom that I&#39;ll be late for an hour Is the first sentence more idiomatic? Thanks in advance!