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Hanuman_2000 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
In/during
Hello teachers,
1.This course will taught in the firdt year.
2.This course will be taught during the first year.
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1.He works in the day.
2.HE works during the day.
Which one is correct?
Thanks
1.This course will taught in the firdt year.
2.This course will be taught during the first year.
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1.He works in the day.
2.HE works during the day.
Which one is correct?
Thanks
Top answer
They can both carry the same meaning, but 'in' here to me suggests a much shorter time period within the overall time period. With 'during', it sounds as if the course is a full or half year and the workday is 8 hours (these are 'standard'). With 'in' it sounds as if the course is one quarter in length perhaps, and as if he works only 3 or 4 hours.
- They can both carry the same meaning, but 'in' here to me suggests a much shorter time period within the overall time period.
- With 'during', it sounds as if the course is a full or half year and the workday is 8 hours (these are 'standard').
- With 'in' it sounds as if the course is one quarter in length perhaps, and as if he works only 3 or 4 hours.
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They can both carry the same meaning, but 'in' here to me suggests a much shorter time period within the overall time period.
With 'during', it sounds as if the course is a full or half year and the workday is 8 hours (these are 'standard'). With 'in' it sounds as if the course is one quarter in length perhaps, and as if he works only 3 or 4 hours.
With 'during', it sounds as if the course is a full or half year and the workday is 8 hours (these are 'standard'). With 'in' it sounds as if the course is one quarter in length perhaps, and as if he works only 3 or 4 hours.
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Hello Hanuman
As Mr M well explained, in the sense indicating a certain time span, 'in' and 'during' differ little and can be used interchangeably.
some time points or partial time spans in the said time span.
(o) We enjoyed cycling in the vacation.
(o) We enjoyed cycling during the vacation.
a time point or a partial time span in t
As Mr M well explained, in the sense indicating a certain time span, 'in' and 'during' differ little and can be used interchangeably.
some time points or partial time spans in the said time span.
(o) We enjoyed cycling in the vacation.
(o) We enjoyed cycling during the vacation.
a time point or a partial time span in t
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Interesting thought, Paco:
I wouldn't hold strictly to the prohibition, but there is considerable truth in that observation, I think. 'I was born during 1985' sounds indeed 'off', but 'I was born during the summer of 1985' does not. Why, do you suppose?
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You cannot use 'during' when you [can?] specify more particularly the time in the said time span.
I wouldn't hold strictly to the prohibition, but there is considerable truth in that observation, I think. 'I was born during 1985' sounds indeed 'off', but 'I was born during the summer of 1985' does not. Why, do you suppose?
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Hello Mr M
Thank you for your kind comment as usual.
I have no clue about this. Is it because a summer is a lengthy period compared with a day? As to this, I googled as I do usually. 'I was born during the summer of ...' hit 24 sites and 'I was born in the summer of ...' di
Thank you for your kind comment as usual.
'I was born during the summer of 1985' does not sound off. Why, do you suppose?
I have no clue about this. Is it because a summer is a lengthy period compared with a day? As to this, I googled as I do usually. 'I was born during the summer of ...' hit 24 sites and 'I was born in the summer of ...' di
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Yes, even though a year is longer than a season, 'summer' seems more durational than '1985.
Also, small numbers may result because what you googled is not the expected. 'On vacation and..' gives 246,000, while 'in vacation and' gives 5000 hits. What we need to do is analyze these hits before considering their significance-- i.e. does a low count just mean statistically unacceptabl
Also, small numbers may result because what you googled is not the expected. 'On vacation and..' gives 246,000, while 'in vacation and' gives 5000 hits. What we need to do is analyze these hits before considering their significance-- i.e. does a low count just mean statistically unacceptabl
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Brit English differs here.
For a start we do not use the word vacation. We use holiday.
We can be on holiday, do things on our holiday or during our holiday. But we are never in holiday except for the adjective use mentioned above, for example 'it didn't say the hotel was next to the sewage farm in the holiday brochure!'
However, the classic school exam every Septe
For a start we do not use the word vacation. We use holiday.
We can be on holiday, do things on our holiday or during our holiday. But we are never in holiday except for the adjective use mentioned above, for example 'it didn't say the hotel was next to the sewage farm in the holiday brochure!'
However, the classic school exam every Septe
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Hello Mr M again!
To avoid adjectival use of 'vacation' I add 'and' to the prepositional phrases like 'in/on the vacation and'. If "in/on the vacation the" is used as the extract, the googling result would be:
... in the vacation (,) the ... (COM) 27 (UK) 27
... on the vacation (,) the ...(COM) 371 (UK) 11
As the result is like this, I have to admit
To avoid adjectival use of 'vacation' I add 'and' to the prepositional phrases like 'in/on the vacation and'. If "in/on the vacation the" is used as the extract, the googling result would be:
... in the vacation (,) the ... (COM) 27 (UK) 27
... on the vacation (,) the ...(COM) 371 (UK) 11
As the result is like this, I have to admit
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