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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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for life//throughout their life//in their life

0By the time children are six, they know two hundred brand names. They will be loyal to many of them 01b00for life.02b02br
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00Is it correct to see "for life" as "throughout/in their life?" Thanks.0-
  

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" Like little ducklings, the kids have been imprinted with these brand names and will buy them until they die. "Throughout their lives" and "in their lives" don't have the same sense of unbroken continuity. 0-

— Delmobile

  • " Like little ducklings, the kids have been imprinted with these brand names and will buy them until they die.
  • "Throughout their lives" and "in their lives" don't have the same sense of unbroken continuity.
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0The meaning here is "for the rest of their lives." Like little ducklings, the kids have been imprinted with these brand names and will buy them until they die. "Throughout their lives" and "in their lives" don't have the same sense of unbroken continuity. 0-
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0Your post is great, very easy to understand for me, Delmobile. 02br
00I am not the person who threw the question but if I am allowed to ask may I ask...02br
00What is the difference between "Throughout their lives" and "in their lives"?02br
00The difference is too subtle for me at the moment.02br
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00I am sorry if I am disturbing this
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0 I would say that "throughout their lives" refers to something that happened repeatedly, if perhaps infrequently, while "in their lives" doesn't have any sense of repetition over time - it could be something that happened contstantly, or only once. 02br
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00In my life, my greatest influence has always been books. 02br
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00The most exciting
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0 Dear Delmobile,02br
00Thank you so much for your explanation!02br
00You solved my problem just like that! [Y]02br
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00Thank you again,02br
00Yuuki 0-
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