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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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english grammar

what is the difference between since and from
  

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Could you give some context for the question. Perhaps you should start with a capital letter and end with a period, when providing sentences.

  • Could you give some context for the question.
  • Perhaps you should start with a capital letter and end with a period, when providing sentences.
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Could you give some context for the question.
Perhaps you should start with a capital letter and end with a period, when providing sentences.
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Anonymous What is the difference between "since" and "from?"
"Since" is used with a point in time.
I've been reading since 9:00 a.m.

"For" is used with a time period.
I've been reading for two hours.
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Anonymous what is the difference between since and from
'since' is almost always more appropriate when speaking of time.

since 1942, since last Monday, since I was 18, since they changed the rules, ...

'from' is usually used with places or people; 'since' is not used in this context.

from Chicago, from China, from my father

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