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meaning - What does the point of reference mean? - English Language . . . In concrete terms, a reference point or point of reference is a fixed point which can be used to refer to other points When you say, "the third item from the end," the item at the end is being used as the point of reference In figurative or literary terms, the meaning is more nebulous I was a little confused by it as well
difference between role model and reference point A reference point is an absolute You can see from the dictionary definition it is the standard by which something else is judgeed (@Brad gave a civil engineering example for this in his answer) The sentence in your quote that shows us the intended meaning is: I wouldn’t even call her a role model; she was literally a reference point
terminology - reference, speech and event time - English Language . . . These two sentences are used in one text to make the difference between reference time, speech time and event time clear In the text is given this explanation: "It is clear that-the key difference is in the subjective focus (reference time) In (1) the focus is on the event, so reference time coincides with event time (R=E)
point [at] vs point out a physical object or a person Thanks for the answer! So "to point out a physical object" does not necessarily have to be done with the finger To be fair with Word Reference dictionary, it has an additional meaning of "to point out": "to direct attention to", which fits those cases Before, I had (wrongly) thought that meaning would only be used with abstract objects
Is the reference time point for past perfect derived from the context . . . The past perfect is a verb tense used to show that an action took place before another time point in the past Should the "another time point in the past" be the time point of the context or the time point within the sentence? Or it depends? Example 1 Although I had bought a present for my girlfriend and put it on her desk, her father hid it away
Difference between at this point, at this stage and in this point? "At this point" implies that there is a continuous process going on We stopped at 87 34% but we could have stopped at 87 35% and circumstances might be a little different "At this stage" implies that were are a few discrete phases where we could have stopped
Using present perfect with conditionals - English Language Learners . . . If I have finished my paper by tonight gives a reference point in time Your example doesn't Your example doesn't Of course the family will finish dinner tomorrow at some point, but the speaker's intention to join them must be dependent on them finishing by a certain time
Whats the difference between block away vs block over "Three blocks away" means three blocks total distance from some point of reference This can mean Euclidean linear distance ("as the crow flies"), or taxicab distance This is where the original sentence is wrong, because three blocks is clearly not the total distance by either measure
present perfect - Point of time vs Period of time - English . . . Am I correct if I say: the expression "two days" refers to a "period of time" so use: for, but the "last two days" refers to "point of time" so use: since? I read the following explanation on answers com Since last two months", that one is correct
What is the difference between within five to six days and within . . . So, it can mean two things - inside two given points, or no further than a single given point "Within 6 days" implies that the symptoms could begin at any point before the 6th day - on day 1, day 2, day 3 etc "Within 5-6 days" is a more specific time frame using two points of reference It means that the symptoms will most likely occur on day