Giving approximate numbers and times

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or

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thereabout

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these all mean the same and are used in

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the same way it's an approximate number

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for example I went to sleep around 9

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o'clock last night

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not exactly 9 o'clock maybe a bit before

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maybe a bit after and how many people

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are you expecting at this meeting about

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10 give or take a flight from London to

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New York takes 8 hours or there abouts

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there abouts is an interesting one we

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can use it for numbers we can also use

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it for a place when we don't want to be

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exact about this place we want to say

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well in this area for example I'm coming

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to London now where shall I meet here

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I'm I'll be in Oxford Street or

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thereabouts all day just call me when

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you're near in Oxford Street or in that

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general area so let's practice I'll ask

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you some questions answer me in the

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comments using those expressions number

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1 how tall do you think I am

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number 2 how much do you think I weigh

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number 3 what time did you wake up today

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number