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Pamela81 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

During or in the course of

Hi there!

please can someone confirm or not that "in the course of" and "during"have the same meaning?

Example: "I will send you the project during\in the course of next week"

Thanks for your help!

Regards

Pamela
  

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Since you ask, allow me to be pedantic for a sec. They do not have the exact same meaning, but this only seem to matter when referring to the past. According to my Oxford Advanced Learner's, "During" means "throughout the duration of X", that is "the whole time while X is happening".

— CopenhagenCalling

  • Since you ask, allow me to be pedantic for a sec.
  • They do not have the exact same meaning, but this only seem to matter when referring to the past.
  • According to my Oxford Advanced Learner's, "During" means "throughout the duration of X", that is "the whole time while X is happening".
  • "In the course of" on the other hand means "it happens at some point during X" and so not neccesarily all the time.
  • A slight difference, subtle but it is there.
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Since you ask, allow me to be pedantic for a sec. They do not have the exact same meaning, but this only seem to matter when referring to the past. According to my Oxford Advanced Learner's, "During" means "throughout the duration of X", that is "the whole time while X is happening". "In the course of" on the other hand means "it happens at some point during X" and so not neccesarily all the time.
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Hi,

thank you for replying!

I understand you perfectly. It was of help!

Cheers

Pamela
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Of course, it would sound more natural if you put either "next week" or "sometime next week".
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