Go to the park for two hours
(ex) He will go to the park for two hours.
My non-native English speaking friends think my sentence is grammatical but doesn't make sense because "go somewhere for a certain amount of time" sounds odd.
Is my sense really odd? Thanks a lot.
Top answer
ansonguy "go somewhere for a certain amount of time" sounds odd Maybe, but there is a logical interpretation. ansonguy He will go to the park for two hours. This will be taken to mean He will go to the park, and he will remain there for two hours.
- ansonguy "go somewhere for a certain amount of time" sounds odd Maybe, but there is a logical interpretation.
- ansonguy He will go to the park for two hours.
- This will be taken to mean He will go to the park, and he will remain there for two hours.
- Then he will leave the park.
- CJ
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ansonguy"go somewhere for a certain amount of time" sounds odd
Maybe, but there is a logical interpretation.
ansonguyHe will go to the park for two hours.
This will be taken to mean
He will go to the park, and he will remain there for two hours. Then he will leave the park.
CJ
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