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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Can't IN & DURING differ?
With the utmost respect, I need to know your views. In another post, an outstanding contributor said that there is no difference in using either "in" or "during" in this sentence: Christmas is celebrated ---- December. Am I completely wrong in feeling that perhaps at least some native speakers might construe "during" as "throughout" in certain contexts? Of course, we all know about Christmas. But if a friend from another country said, "We celebrate X during April," might not some people (who were unacquainted with X) think it might be a month-long celebration?
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Hi, I'm not a native speaker, but I would not say "Christmas is celebrated during December". I would say "IN December". The word "during" always seems to suggest something like "throughout" to me, but I don't know if I'm L1 biased.
- Hi, I'm not a native speaker, but I would not say "Christmas is celebrated during December".
- I would say "IN December".
- The word "during" always seems to suggest something like "throughout" to me, but I don't know if I'm L1 biased.
- Update: I don't seem to be too biased.
- My dictionary says "during" can mean "from the beggining to the end of a period of time".
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Hi,
I'm not a native speaker, but I would not say "Christmas is celebrated during December". I would say "IN December". The word "during" always seems to suggest something like "throughout" to me, but I don't know if I'm L1 biased.
Update: I don't seem to be too biased. My dictionary says "during" can mean "from the beggining to the end of a period of time". However, "at some point
I'm not a native speaker, but I would not say "Christmas is celebrated during December". I would say "IN December". The word "during" always seems to suggest something like "throughout" to me, but I don't know if I'm L1 biased.
Update: I don't seem to be too biased. My dictionary says "during" can mean "from the beggining to the end of a period of time". However, "at some point
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Thank you for your answer. No, I could not possibly be the anon. whom you were referring to, because my humble posts do not deserve any praise.
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No, I guess it's you. You have been posting pretty regularly, haven't you? And you have given several answers, and you sometimes cite advice you have seen in grammar books or other guides... right?
In my opinion, your posts seem very sensible and helpful, and since you seem to be here quite often, I wonder... why not register? Come on!
In my opinion, your posts seem very sensible and helpful, and since you seem to be here quite often, I wonder... why not register? Come on!
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