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Bookmark or Share- I’ve got you pegged | WordReference Forumsthe lyrics to the Frasier theme tune, the psychiatrist sings. And maybe I seem a bit confused, Yeah maybe, but I got you pegged! I thought of the Frasier lyrics, too, when I read this post. But those lyrics are so nonsensical that I'm not sure there's any real meaning. In that context, I would take it to mean "I might be confused about myself ...
- In early January / At the beginning of the JanuaryMar 20, 2015. #2. They are more or less interchangeable. If anything, "At the beginning of January" might refer to the first few days of January, while "In early January" could refer to anywhere from around Jan. 1 to Jan. 10 (there is no set limit). Note that months are always capitalized in English ("In January", "In February", etc.)
- Cantonese: in his early / mid / late 20s | WordReference ForumsEarly 20s: 二十出頭. Mid 20s: We don't seem to say that (at least I don’t), perhaps you can just say 廿五六左右. Late 20s: 廿到man3. man3 (a bit like "too close to the edge", "with too little elbow room" etc) is a special word in Cantonese (it doesn't seem to have cognates in Mandarin or Classical Chinese), and there's not a ...
- Middle January vs Mid-January. | WordReference ForumsI don't know where, I think I've heard native speakers use "middle January" with the same meaning as "mid-January". For example: "Last year, I had an accident in middle January." Vs. "Last year, I had an accident in mid-January." I know the second one is right, but I am unsure about the first one. Could you please help me out?
- early/middle/late+month - WordReference ForumsBut just to get the ball rolling, here's a possible theory, given a 30 day month. Early = 1st to 10th. Mid = 11th to 20th. Late = 21st to 30th. Beginning of (included in early) = First 5 days = 1st to 5th. End of (included in late) = Last 5 days = 26th to 30th.
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