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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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all day long

0I was in meetings all day [long].02br
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00Is it fine to include 'long'? And what information does it add to the context?02br
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0 -----02br 00long02br 01b 00302b 00 01b 00:02b 00 01b 00for the duration of a specified period02b 00<all summer 01i 00long02i 00> <all his life 01i 00long02i 00> <all day 01i 00long02i 00>02br 02br 00 05000 02br 02br 00------02br 00<>It's more explicit/complete in the sense of duration. 0240

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  • 0 -----02br 00long02br 01b 00302b 00 01b 00:02b 00 01b 00for the duration of a specified period02b 00<all summer 01i 00long02i 00> <all his life 01i 00long02i 00> <all day 01i 00long02i 00>02br 02br 00 05000 02br 02br 00------02br 00<>It's more explicit/complete in the sense of duration.
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0 -----02br
00long02br
01b00302b00 01b00:02b00 01b00for the duration of a specified period02b00<all summer 01i00long02i00> <all his life 01i00long02i00> <all day 01i00long02i00>02br
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0 No information is added; it's used for emphasis (making it sound like a longer, harder day). Time for 02img00and relaxing. 0-
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