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Tostyle un Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Does during the course mean in the middle of something?and are these examples right!

"He left us during the course of drinking"OR he left us halfway through the drinking?

And can you please give me more examples of during the course?

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'Course' is not collocating with 'during'. It is a 'course of drinking'. A 'course' here is an extended period.

— Mister Micawber

  • 'Course' is not collocating with 'during'.
  • It is a 'course of drinking'.
  • A 'course' here is an extended period.
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'Course' is not collocating with 'during'. It is a 'course of drinking'. A 'course' here is an extended period.
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I get that but can someone please give me more examples of it that way I will learn to use it in a sentence.
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tostyle unDoes during the course mean in the middle of something?
No. The phrase is not a collocation. Therefore, it is not an 'it'. Use 'during' in a sentence, or use 'a course of' in a sentence. Please try and we will check your effort.

However, the original may just be an error. 'During' = 'in the course of':

During the
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Oh the second example was very good and it means in the middle of the party she fell sick.

so can I say, "In the course of journey I retched again and again"
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"In the course of my journey...
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