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Ask for help > Another puzzling question I have....
Another puzzling question I have....
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Jayho
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Hi GP
Well, how about that - another Ozzie - fabulous!
Not so many people here use �high time � any more but I think �it �s about time � is used often in that way. I �ll certainly be listening for it more carefully from now on. Although perhaps not traditionally grammatically correct it seems to have woven its way into our lingo
I �ve searched high and low and I think I �ll stick with my first post - I like what they said - that is, they don �t really know [lol].
Cheers
Jayho
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21 Mar 2010
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libertybelle
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In the USA - we use high time - when something is overdue.
for example:
It �s high time you got a job. (meaning - you should have done that a long time ago)
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21 Mar 2010
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Greek Professor
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WELL....THANKS ALL...I LEARNT STH NEW TODAY...THANKS VERY MUCH |
21 Mar 2010
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yanogator
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Mena gives two examples with the full infinitive, but both of them use just "time", not "high/about time".
Here in the US, we use the conditional form of the verb with "It �s about time", and, as libertybelle said, we use "high time" for extreme cases.
It �s about time we finished this discussion.
It �s about time I went to bed.
As others said, we use the full infinitive with "It �s time".
Bruce |
21 Mar 2010
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