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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

"in" and "during"

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00Hello all,02br
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00Pl00ease help me with these questions. Thank you very much.02br
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001.00What is the difference between 00“in 2005” and “during 2005”02br
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002. What is the difference between 02br
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00“he has a ticket, and thus he can board the train”02br
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00“he has a ticket, and therefore he can board the train”02br
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003. What is the difference between02br
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00“like” and “such as”02br
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004. Also, is this sentence grammatical?02br
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00"The team members include Tom, Pete, Jeff, May and Ryan"02br
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005. Which sentence is better?02br
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00"The manager Peter has left"02br
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00"Peter, the manager has left"02br
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00"Peter who is the manager has left"0-
  

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00What is the difference between 00“in 2005” and “during 2005”02br 02br 01font 00There's no difference in meaning. 02font 02br 02br 002. 02font 02br 02br 02br 003.

— CalifJim

  • 00What is the difference between 00“in 2005” and “during 2005”02br 02br 01font 00There's no difference in meaning.
  • 02font 02br 02br 002.
  • 02font 02br 02br 02br 003.
  • 02br 01i 00He is like me.
  • 02i 02font 02br 02br 02br 004.
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01.00What is the difference between 00“in 2005” and “during 2005”02br
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01font00There's no difference in meaning. 01i00during02i00 is slightly more formal to my ear.02font02br
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01cite10CalifJim12cite10“he has a ticket, and thus he can board the train” 11font10thus = in this way; not really the better word.12font12br
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10“he has a ticket, and therefore he can board the train” 11font10therefore = because o
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0 00"01i00Peter, the manager has left" 02i01font01i00<<< but without the comma.02i02br
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02font00"Peter, the manager, has left." (ok)02br
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00"Peter, who is the manager, has left." (ok)02br
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00IMO, two commas are required.02br
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00It says in the same dictionary 11i10like12i10 and 11i10such as12i10 can be synonymous:12blockquote
10Yes, but with the emphasis on 01i00can be02i00, in my opinion, which is far from 01i00usually is02i00.02br
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01cite10CalifJim12cite12br
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10“he has a ticket, and thus he can board the train” 11font10thus = in this way; not really the better word.12font12br
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10“he has a ticket, and therefore he ca
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0 But the question was -- in effect -- "What is the difference between 01i00thus02i00 and 01i00therefore02i00?" Are you campaigning for "There is no difference" as the better answer? Maybe in that context there is no difference, but I sense a difference when I read the two. You don't? Hmmm.02br
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