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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
From or since
which one is right?
"From last July, I spent 6 months in doing..."
or "Since last July, I spent 6 months in doing..."?
Thank you!
"From last July, I spent 6 months in doing..."
or "Since last July, I spent 6 months in doing..."?
Thank you!
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If you mean from one point in time to the present moment, you say "since": "Since last July..."
If you mean from one point in time to another, you say "from": "From last July [to another point in time]..."
If you mean from one point in time to another, you say "from": "From last July [to another point in time]..."
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I should have also said that "Since last July, I spent 6 months in doing..." is correct.
"Since last July" denotes the entire time period since last July. It doesn't say anything about those six months, which are merely a subset of that entire time period, and might be contiguous or fragmented, with the activity ongoing or completed.
"Since last July" denotes the entire time period since last July. It doesn't say anything about those six months, which are merely a subset of that entire time period, and might be contiguous or fragmented, with the activity ongoing or completed.
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