Please help me to read this English sentence:

[Koir]

Originally Posted by YuriTokoro

Anybody, would you tell me the differences between “implications” and “shades of meanings” please? Do they have the same meaning? Do you say both of them? Thank you!

They differ in the narrowness of their focus.

"Implications" are meanings or results of a particular topic or action that are not plainly stated. The extent of the meanings or results of actions are left to the imagination of the listener or reader.

"Shades of meanings" is a clause that narrows the focus to a few meanings. The number of meanings can be few, but they are further modified by subtle changes or reinterpretations of each meaning. There is still uncertainty over the exactness of a particular meaning or group of meanings examined individually, but the framework is more defined.

Think of the coloured strokes of a paintbrush and how the paint on the surface being painted is not uniformly the same shade. The overall colour is essentially the same, but there are many shades depending on the movement of the paintbrush on the surface and how the surface itself absorbs the paint.

[YuriTokoro]

Originally Posted by Koir

They differ in the narrowness of their focus.

Thank you, Koir!
I think I got it.

A hidden theme of a movie or a book is an “implication”.
If someone say a word trying to say something and the word he said has a few other meanings itself, the person say a word with “shades of meanings”.
Is this right?

Thank you very much, Koir!

[Koir]

Originally Posted by YuriTokoro

Thank you, Koir!
I think I got it.

A hidden theme of a movie or a book is an “implication”.
If someone say a word trying to say something and the word he said has a few other meanings itself, the person say a word with “shades of meanings”.
Is this right?

Thank you very much, Koir!

Sounds right. Good work, YuriT!

[YuriTokoro]

Would anybody tell me, please?

I’d like to know how to confirm when to come back in a group tour?
I’ve gone on a bus group tour in Ireland. The guide told us the time to come back to the bus when we had lunch time. I couldn’t understand his English mostly, but I thought he said 2 o’clock and I tried to confirm it. I said to him,’ Should I come back at 2 o’clock’?
He said something laughing. I thought he was saying yes. However, the time was 2:30 and I had to wait 30 minutes in the bus.
I think the driver might have thought I was joking.
I regret I couldn’t understand his English because I had many things I wanted to watch there.
Anyone tell me how to ask when to come back?
I might be better off asking them to write it down. What can I ask them?
Thank you!

[Koir]

Originally Posted by YuriTokoro

Would anybody tell me, please?

I’d like to know how to confirm when to come back in a group tour?
I’ve gone on a bus group tour in Ireland. The guide told us the time to come back to the bus when we had lunch time. I couldn’t understand his English mostly, but I thought he said 2 o’clock and I tried to confirm it. I said to him,’ Should I come back at 2 o’clock’?
He said something laughing. I thought he was saying yes. However, the time was 2:30 and I had to wait 30 minutes in the bus.
I think the driver might have thought I was joking.
I regret I couldn’t understand his English because I had many things I wanted to watch there.
Anyone tell me how to ask when to come back?
I might be better off asking them to write it down. What can I ask them?
Thank you!

I'm slightly confused. Did you wait for 30 minutes at the bus stop or wait for 30 minutes in the bus itself?

If you were waiting at the bus stop, which is the assumption I'm using, it could be one of three possible situations.

First, there may have been a time schedule for the bus driver to arrive at the bus stop at 2:30. Coming back to the bus stop at 2 o'clock would result in what happened to you, which was having to wait for 30 minutes.

Second, the half-hour could have been a scheduled length of time in the itinerary (or time schedule) of the bus tour. That length of time is given mainly so all the members of the tour group have enough time to come back and reassemble to get back on the bus without having to wait for latecomers.

Thirdly, the "extra" half hour could be due to a cultural difference in the perception of time, and being late or early. A time is set, but those who set up the time do not feel a rigid attachment to being there *at* that specific time. This is the most debatable situation I can put forward as a possible explanation owing mainly to a complete lack of knowledge of customs and norms in the nation of Ireland.

EDIT: Hm, now that I read it over again...

If you were waiting in the bus at the bus stop for a half-hour, it would give more strength to the second situation described above. You were just early in coming back before the scheduled time for the rest of the group.

[YuriTokoro]

Originally Posted by Koir

I'm slightly confused. Did you wait for 30 minutes at the bus stop or wait for 30 minutes in the bus itself?

Hello. Thank you, Koir.
I waited in the bus.
The bus was in a parking lot while our lunch time because it was a one day bus tour and the guide decided when we should be back to the bus every time we got off the bus to go to a restroom, sightseeing and shopping.

[YuriTokoro]

What would you say/ask when you want to confirm the time you are supposed to come back?
Thank you!

[Koir]

Originally Posted by YuriTokoro

What would you say/ask when you want to confirm the time you are supposed to come back?
Thank you!

You are part of a group that ideally should stay together to make the tour continue as smoothly as it can, so your question should be made with that in mind:

"When do you want everyone back on the bus?"

[YuriTokoro]

Originally Posted by Koir

You are part of a group that ideally should stay together to make the tour continue as smoothly as it can, so your question should be made with that in mind:

"When do you want everyone back on the bus?"

Hello.

Would you say "When do you want everyone back on the bus?" if the guide has said the time and you (only you) were not able to catch him because your English was poor? The other people must have caught his English.

[Koir]

Originally Posted by YuriTokoro

Hello.

Would you say "When do you want everyone back on the bus?" if the guide has said the time and you (only you) were not able to catch him because your English was poor? The other people must have caught his English.

"Sorry, I couldn't quite understand you. Can you tell me the right time to be back on the bus again?"

This is a response apologizing for not understanding him and asking him to tell you the right time to be back on the bus. If the person is understanding and knowledgeable enough to be considerate of your situation, he/she will tell you again.