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김성현 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
"over" or "for"?
Dear Teachers,
Could you please let me know which one is correct?
If both are O.K., could you please let me know the difference of the meaning between the following two sentences?
(a) The U.S. trade deficit has been rising for the past 10 years.
(b) The U.S. trade deficit has been rising over the past 10 years.
Hope to have your prompt help.
Thanks and best regards,
David Kim
Could you please let me know which one is correct?
If both are O.K., could you please let me know the difference of the meaning between the following two sentences?
(a) The U.S. trade deficit has been rising for the past 10 years.
(b) The U.S. trade deficit has been rising over the past 10 years.
Hope to have your prompt help.
Thanks and best regards,
David Kim
Top answer
a says that it has increased every year. b says that it's higher now than it was 10 years ago, although it's possible individual years did not increase. That is, the overall trend is to get higher and higher.
- a says that it has increased every year.
- b says that it's higher now than it was 10 years ago, although it's possible individual years did not increase.
- That is, the overall trend is to get higher and higher.
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a says that it has increased every year.
b says that it's higher now than it was 10 years ago, although it's possible individual years did not increase. That is, the overall trend is to get higher and higher.
b says that it's higher now than it was 10 years ago, although it's possible individual years did not increase. That is, the overall trend is to get higher and higher.
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