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English term or phrase:
my boss has been booked for that day or my boss was booked
English answer:
my boss is booked up for that day
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JM Simon (X)
Dec 10, 2004 02:43
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my boss has been booked for that day or my boss was booked
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which grammatically right?
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| 5 +1 | my boss has been booked for that day |
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my boss is booked up for that day
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"My boss was booked" sounds like he was put in jail. :)
"My boss was booked" sounds like he was put in jail. :)
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English term (edited):
my boss has been booked for that day
my boss has been booked for that day
either "my boss has been booked for that day" or "my boss was booked up for that day" is correct. It means two different things.
Booked-up means that his schedule was filled, and no additional openings.
Booked for that day would mean that is the day he was booked, ie had a reservation, for instance for an airplane flight. Or even that he was to appear someplace, such as an entertainer being booked for that particular night.
So it depends upon context.
Booked-up means that his schedule was filled, and no additional openings.
Booked for that day would mean that is the day he was booked, ie had a reservation, for instance for an airplane flight. Or even that he was to appear someplace, such as an entertainer being booked for that particular night.
So it depends upon context.
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