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Thein Lwin 7291 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Acceptable?

1. He built a house in a month.

2. He built a house for a month.

Which is acceptable and meaningful?

  

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#1 Fine. The house was complete after one month. This is probably your intended meaning.

— Clive

  • #1 Fine.
  • The house was complete after one month.
  • This is probably your intended meaning.
  • #2 He did it for a month, and then stopped.
  • The house was probably not complete.
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#1 Fine. The house was complete after one month. This is probably your intended meaning.

#2 He did it for a month, and then stopped. The house was probably not complete.

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