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Writingtosms Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

2 months a year/ 2 months in a year?

Hi

I have these 2 sentences:

  • It rains for 2 months a year.
  • It rains for 2 months in a year.

I'd like to know if they both are grammatically correct and if there is any difference in their meanings.

Please help.


Thank you

  

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writingtosms I'd like to know if they both are grammatically correct and if there is any difference in their meanings. The first is natural. The second is not wrong, but it sounds like it is.

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  • writingtosms I'd like to know if they both are grammatically correct and if there is any difference in their meanings.
  • The first is natural.
  • The second is not wrong, but it sounds like it is.
  • To my ear, they mean the same thing.
  • They are pretty vague, though.
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writingtosmsI'd like to know if they both are grammatically correct and if there is any difference in their meanings.

The first is natural. The second is not wrong, but it sounds like it is. To my ear, they mean the same thing. They are pretty vague, though. Two months straight (which is default, in my book), or about 60 days spread over the year? If you wa

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