A few days ago
the word if?
for example when someone says ” let me know if you are home” does it mean let me know if you get home? or if you are home right now, just tell me you are home?
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A few days ago
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matters on the CONTEXT
but most of the time it means:
If you are home right now, tell me.
(notice you rearranged the question)
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A few days ago
*’Let me know if you are home’ sounds very unnatural.
‘Let me know when you get home’ means the person is not home yet, but will let know when he gets home.
If you want to confirm if someone is at home or not – perhaps in an e-mail – ‘let me know if you are at home (or not)’ is better.
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A few days ago
Ambiguous.
Strictly it should mean tell me if you are at your home now or if you are somewhere else.
Seems to have slipped into jargon meaning tell me when you are home.
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