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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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as we progress vs as the months pass

Which is correct? A little bit of both?
As we progress through the months, the phone calls he makes to her are further apart.
As the months pass by the phone calls he makes to her are fewer and fewer.
  

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Anonymous As the months pass by the phone calls he makes to her are fewer and fewer. Anonymous As we progress through the months, the phone calls he makes to her are further apart. Both work.

  • Anonymous As the months pass by the phone calls he makes to her are fewer and fewer.
  • Anonymous As we progress through the months, the phone calls he makes to her are further apart.
  • Both work.
  • "As the months pass" is a bit more natural.
  • "As we progress through the months" seems to suggest that other things are happening besides the flipping of the calendar.
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AnonymousAs the months pass by the phone calls he makes to her are fewer and fewer.
AnonymousAs we progress through the months, the phone calls he makes to her are further apart.
Both work.

"As the months pass" is a bit more natural.

"As we progress through the months" seems to suggest that other things ar

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