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I have been meaning to clean up my room for a while now.
What does "for a while now" imply in the sentence above? Have "I" cleaned my room yet? or Am "I" still meaning to clean up the room?
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"A while" is an indefinite period of time, usually in context, longer than would be normally expected. g. A few days to a few weeks.
- "A while" is an indefinite period of time, usually in context, longer than would be normally expected.
- g.
- A few days to a few weeks.
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"A while" is an indefinite period of time, usually in context, longer than would be normally expected. e.g. A few days to a few weeks.
0mango pen 189What does "for a while now" imply in the sentence above?
The state "meaning to clean up my room" has now existed "for a while". "a while" is a period of time of unspecified duration, but implied to be a relatively lengthy period of time in the context.
mango pen 189Have "I" cleaned my room yet?
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