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Contraposition Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
moment
What is the difference between 'in a moment' and 'for a moment'?
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g. I'll come out in a moment)
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- I'll come out in a moment)
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for a moment = for a very brief period of time
in a moment = shortly (e.g. I'll come out in a moment)
in a moment = shortly (e.g. I'll come out in a moment)
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in a moment = within a very short space of time e.g. I'm busy now but I'll be with you in a moment.
for a moment = for a very short duration e.g. When I saw you eat that chocolate bar, for a moment, I thought that you liked chocolate but then I saw that you were pretending.
for a moment = for a very short duration e.g. When I saw you eat that chocolate bar, for a moment, I thought that you liked chocolate but then I saw that you were pretending.
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