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CharmYou Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

preposition!

I have't seen them for a while.
I have't seen them in a while.
According to what I learned ,the first one is correct, while according to taylor's song, the second one is correct...which one really is?
  

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You can't judge the correctness of prepositions from songs. The first is natural in BrE, and the second is becoming more common.

— Fivejedjon

  • You can't judge the correctness of prepositions from songs.
  • The first is natural in BrE, and the second is becoming more common.
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You can't judge the correctness of prepositions from songs.

The first is natural in BrE, and the second is becoming more common.
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So they are both correct?
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Some speakers of BrE would consider 'in' unnatural.
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So sometimes the lyrics of a song is not grammatical..
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CharmYouSo sometimes the lyrics of a song is not grammatical.
Frequently.

An extreme case is "Is you is or is you ain't my baby?"
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CharmYouI have't seen them for a while.
I have't seen them in a while.
Both sound equally natural to this speaker of AmE.

I prefer in.
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Since I decided to learn American English, so I will say the second one ^_^ Thank you.
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