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Marold Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
In 3 years vs. for 3 years
"I haven't spoken to him in 3 years."
"I haven't spoken to him for 3 years."
What are the differences in the meaning?
Thank you in advance.
"I haven't spoken to him for 3 years."
What are the differences in the meaning?
Thank you in advance.
Top answer
There's no real difference to me, both sentences imply that the last time I spoke to him was 3 years ago. But if I had to think of a difference, I would say that "for" puts more emphasis on the entire period of 3 years (taken as a whole), while the sentence with "in" implies that there hasn't been a single time in the last three years that I've talked to him.
- There's no real difference to me, both sentences imply that the last time I spoke to him was 3 years ago.
- But if I had to think of a difference, I would say that "for" puts more emphasis on the entire period of 3 years (taken as a whole), while the sentence with "in" implies that there hasn't been a single time in the last three years that I've talked to him.
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There's no real difference to me, both sentences imply that the last time I spoke to him was 3 years ago.
But if I had to think of a difference, I would say that "for" puts more emphasis on the entire period of 3 years (taken as a whole), while the sentence with "in" implies that there hasn't been a single time in the last three years that I've talked to him.
But if I had to think of a difference, I would say that "for" puts more emphasis on the entire period of 3 years (taken as a whole), while the sentence with "in" implies that there hasn't been a single time in the last three years that I've talked to him.
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