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Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
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I haven't talked to him for/in six months.
Is there any difference between using "for" and "in" here?
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Use "in". I had a long conversation with my daughter yesterday. We talked for more than an hour.
- Use "in".
- I had a long conversation with my daughter yesterday.
- We talked for more than an hour.
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Use "in".
I had a long conversation with my daughter yesterday. We talked for more than an hour.
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anonymousIs there any difference between using "for" and "in" here?
It's the negation that makes the difference. We typically use 'for' in affirmatives and 'in' in negations.
Note the tenses and the prepositions.
He's been saying that for years.
He hasn't said that in years.
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