My friends' interpretations are confusing.
My non-native English speaking friends and I don't agree on the way we interpret the examples below.
(1) If you take this training program, you will find a job in six months of your graduation.
(2) The unknown virus could be the next threat that causes people's fear.
They all think "in six months of graduation" means six months before graduation. I argue that it should be "after graduation".
Regarding (2), I think you have to use the future tense "will cause" because it's the next threat, something that might happen later. However, my friends think the simple present "causes" sounds better because it's happening now.
I don't understand why the meaning should be "six months before" in (1) and "causes" in (2).
I really don't why I am wrong. Please give me your opinion. Thanks a lot.
Top answer
ansonguy (1) If you take this training program, you will find a job in six months of your graduation. This is written wrong. " "In" is a meaningless wrong word there.
- ansonguy (1) If you take this training program, you will find a job in six months of your graduation.
- This is written wrong.
- " "In" is a meaningless wrong word there.
- "Within" means that you will find a job during the time period extending from the day of your graduation to six months after it.
- I can't imagine they meant you would be employable before you finished the course, so I won't bother to compose that sentence.
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ansonguy(1) If you take this training program, you will find a job in six months of your graduation.
This is written wrong. I guess they meant "If you take this training program, you will find a job within six months of your graduation." "In" is a meaningless wrong word there. "Within" means that you will find a job during the time period extending f
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