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Christine Christie Posted 6 years ago
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Among four walls

Is this sentence correct:



"I can't stay among four walls for such a long time straight."

  

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" No. Use 'between' instead of 'among'. Omit 'straight' at the end.

— CalifJim

  • " No.
  • Use 'between' instead of 'among'.
  • Omit 'straight' at the end.
  • "for such a long time" implies it's an unbroken span of time, although, surprisingly, you might say "for such a long time without any breaks".
  • CJ
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Christine Christie

Is this sentence correct:


"I can't stay among four walls for such a long time straight."

No. Use 'between' instead of 'among'. Omit 'straight' at the end. "for such a long time" implies it's an unbroken span of time, although, surprisingly, you might say "for such a long time without any breaks".

CJ

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I'd use "inside four walls".

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