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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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I have been here 5 minutes or I have been here for five minutes? Which is correct? Thanks
  

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The second sentence.

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Is the first sentence slang? I'm sure i've heard people say that before.
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AnonymousIs the first sentence slang?
No. Both sentences are correct.

CB
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AnonymousI have been here (for) five minutes.
'for' is optional in this construction. It is a little more casual to omit 'for'.

He was only there (for) 10 minutes, and then he left.
They stayed (for) a week at that hotel.


CJ
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