0
Utxeee Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

For the current day vs in the current day.

I'm in doubt about the right preposition in the quoted sentence, may I use in or for here interchangeably ?
Or, each one gives a different meaning to the sentence ?

A worker exists that has at least 2 absences for/in the current day.
  

Top answer

It's a puzzling sentence. How are you counting absences? How can you have two in one day?

— CalifJim

  • It's a puzzling sentence.
  • How are you counting absences?
  • How can you have two in one day?
  • It seems like you want "in", not "for", but it's hard to say because the sentence itself is so puzzling.
  • CJ
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

4 Answers
0
It's a puzzling sentence. How are you counting absences? How can you have two in one day?

It seems like you want "in", not "for", but it's hard to say because the sentence itself is so puzzling.

CJ
0
0
Hi CJ,

Forget all that details - unless they are really important for your answer - and help me here choosing the right preposition, please.
Which one of them is the mostly used by an english/american native speaker, or depending on the preposition used this sentence can have different meanings ?
0
0
Hi again CJ,

This is a statement reporting the status of a worker if it can help you.
0
0
The worker has left his post unexpectedly twice in the same day.
The worker has left his post unexpectedly twice today. (the current day = today)
0

Related Questions