Responsible time
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"I like to be able to go home at a reasonable time"
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reasonable, responsible and respectable all have similar meanings, with very subtle differences.
I want to go home at a respectable time means either; your boss should respect that YOU need time at home so they should let you go home at a respectable time. OR you are out drinking and you want to go home at 11 because going home at 3am doesn't look very respectable, people might think you were an alcoholic or a party animal.
Responsible time means you have responsibilities like homework or looking after kids so you need to come home early enough to complete your responsibilities.
Reasonable time means you agree with your partner, boss mother etc, what time is fair and you come home at that time.
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Aha! Responsible, reasonable or respectable? Anyway, whatever the adjective,* the meaning is clear: you like to go home at 1800 or 1730 in the evening; ie. you like going home at a 'reasonable' time, or not too late.....
*I've heard 'reasonable' and 'respectable' for this.
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Do you mean at "a respectable time" ?
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