ESL Vocabulary and Idioms

Re: I was here first.

Lcchang — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:42:57 GMT

I was wrong, and I see what you all meant. Thanks.

LCChang

Re: I was here first.

CalifJim — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:49:12 GMT

Maybe the poster works in a place where they practice "hot desking".

Re: I was here first.

Grammar Geek — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:14:33 GMT

There is obviously a big difference in how it is determined where you sit at work between your office and mine. I have my own office. It has my computer, my files, pictures of my children, my hand lotion and my coffee mug that I forgot to wash out last week. If I come to work at 5 a.m. one day, I don't decide that I will sit in my coworker's office, even though it is bigger, where I will use her computer, look at pictures of her son, use her mug, and snack on her pretzles. I come to my own office.

Why does my coworker have a bigger office? She has been with the company for 9 years. I have been here a little over one year.

Re: I was here first.

Lcchang — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:18:49 GMT

I guess that he came earlier that day. I am not very sure.

Re: I was here first.

Mister Micawber — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:10:46 GMT

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Communication in any language involves a certain amount of common sense, LC. Which do you suppose is meant?

Re: I was here first.

Lcchang — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:40:20 GMT

Do you mean that he was employed earlier than others so he got the priority to choose the room? Or he just arrived at work earlier that day to choose the best room? Please advise.

Re: I was here first.

Mister Micawber — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:22:11 GMT

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He started to work in the company and/or he was able to choose an office before the other employees.

I was here first.

Lcchang — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:28:40 GMT

Woman: How did you get such a nice office? You boss must really like you.

Man: He respects my opinion...and I was here first.

May I ask what the man meant by "I was here first".