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hello! ------------- for the weekend. -------------during the weekend. Which one is correct? 1.There is a fence about the garden. 2.There is a fence around the garden. Which one is correct? Thanks.

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

The question of "for the weekend" and "during the weekend" do not provide enough context for an exact answer. Here's a possibility:

We planned a party for the weekend. = We planned a party which was to take place at some point in time between the beginning and end of the weekend.
We planned a party during the weekend. = We planned a party at some point in time between the beginning and end of the weekend.

In the first sentence the party occurs on the Saturday or the Sunday of the weekend in question.
In the second sentence the planning of the party occurs on the Saturday or the Sunday (or both) of the weekend in question.

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At least in American English, the correct form is "... fence around the garden." "... fence about the garden" would be extremely unusual because it would mean that there is a fence somewhere in the general vicinity of the garden, which would be a rather unusual thing to say.

That's a little like saying "There's some money about my wallet" ("There's some money in the general vicinity of my wallet") instead of saying the more accurate "There's some money in my wallet."

CJ

Just the truth · Answer

Possibly, though I'm not at all certain, this use of "about" is really old fashioned English. ..., ..., ..., ... Hold the phone! I may be wrong about the old-fashioned part. I googled and got,

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http://www.fortunecity.com/bally/durrus/153/gramch26.html

It should also be noted that the use of prepositions varies somewhat among the different dialects of English. For instance, as illustrated in the following example, there are some differences between British and North American English in the use of prepositions.
e.g. British Usage: There is a fence about the garden.
American Usage: There is a fence around the garden.

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I'm not suggesting that I stand behind this site. I offer it only as a 2nd viewpoint. I only got 10 hits in total for "about the garden and some were of a different meaning.

But, I have heard,

He's about the house somewhere.

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