Hi English Journey, Thanks for another interesting video ! For "before I knew it", I'd generally use it in terms of time e.g. "before I knew it we'd arrived at our destination", "before I knew it the exam was over", "before I knew it, it was Christmas". The meaning being that time passed faster than I had realised. For "without knowing it", the usage is slightly more varied e.g. "without knowing it, I bought the same phone as my friend" "without knowing it, my friend bought the same watch as me" You can often substitute "realizing" for "knowing" in this context. In a slightly different context: "The Japanese word for beer is ビール, without knowing it you may not be able to order at a bar" In terms of "kill time" and "kill some time", I'd say there isn't that much difference when using them in normal conversation. Both of them imply doing something while you are waiting for something else. Also in your last video, you said "I should have bought something faster" but weren't sure if that was the right word. I think in that context "sooner" or "earlier" would probably sound more natural. Hope this comment helps !
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Hi English Journey,
Thanks for another interesting video !
For "before I knew it", I'd generally use it in terms of time e.g. "before I knew it we'd arrived at our destination", "before I knew it the exam was over", "before I knew it, it was Christmas". The meaning being that time passed faster than I had realised.
For "without knowing it", the usage is slightly more varied e.g.
"without knowing it, I bought the same phone as my friend"
"without knowing it, my friend bought the same watch as me"
You can often substitute "realizing" for "knowing" in this context.
In a slightly different context:
"The Japanese word for beer is ビール, without knowing it you may not be able to order at a bar"
In terms of "kill time" and "kill some time", I'd say there isn't that much difference when using them in normal conversation. Both of them imply doing something while you are waiting for something else.
Also in your last video, you said "I should have bought something faster" but weren't sure if that was the right word. I think in that context "sooner" or "earlier" would probably sound more natural.
Hope this comment helps !
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