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Square Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

For few days vs for a few days

1. I stayed in Tokyo city for few days.
2. I stayed in Tokyo city for a few days.

Are both sentences grammatically correct?
  

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Square Are both sentences grammatically correct? Yes, but the meaning is different, and the first one is not often heard. For the first one it's more likely to hear I didn't stay in Tokyo very long.

  • Square Are both sentences grammatically correct?
  • Yes, but the meaning is different, and the first one is not often heard.
  • For the first one it's more likely to hear I didn't stay in Tokyo very long.
  • CJ
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SquareAre both sentences grammatically correct?
Yes, but the meaning is different, and the first one is not often heard. For the first one it's more likely to hear

I didn't stay in Tokyo very long.

CJ
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