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Amith Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

for a while

Just wanted to know what the exact meaning of 'for a while'. Is it a short period of time or a long period ?? The below examples shows exactly opposite meaning I guess.Please help me.

I was away from my desk for a while.
I’ve been living here for a while now.
  

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amith Is it a short period of time or a long perio d? It can be either, as you have illustrated.

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  • amith Is it a short period of time or a long perio d?
  • It can be either, as you have illustrated.
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amithIs it a short period of time or a long period?
It can be either, as you have illustrated.
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