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Kenny1999 Posted 9 years ago
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For a couple of times or a couple of times?

Which one is correct


I have tried it for a couple of times but it does not work

I have tried it a couple of times but it does not work


I go to dental office for two times a year

I go to dental office two times a year





  

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kenny1999 I have tried it a couple of times but it does not work Don't use for in the sentence above. As for your second pair of sentences, I would probably say: I see my dentist twice a year. CB

  • kenny1999 I have tried it a couple of times but it does not work Don't use for in the sentence above.
  • As for your second pair of sentences, I would probably say: I see my dentist twice a year.
  • CB
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kenny1999I have tried it a couple of times but it does not work

Don't use for in the sentence above.

As for your second pair of sentences, I would probably say: I see my dentist twice a year.

CB

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