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My Celine Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Semester

Is "in" needed in the following sentence?

E.g: I am doing French (in) this semester.

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I think that, when you use "this semester", it means you are not going to do any French in any other semester.

— Pieanne

  • I think that, when you use "this semester", it means you are not going to do any French in any other semester.
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I think that, when you use "this semester", it means you are not going to do any French in any other semester.
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My opinion:

In spoken English, it is not needed. But in written English, it is needed.
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I don't like "in" that much, but of course I may be wrong.
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I think that without "in", it is correct
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How about "during this semester"?

Edit:

Googling gives :

1. "this semester"

2. "during this semester"

3. "in this semester"

(I know Google isn't a guru)
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I would say "I'm taking French this semester." I might possibly say "doing," but "taking" would be much more common, at least in American English. Definitely not "in this semester." I might use "during this semester" to describe something that will be happening for part, but not all of the semester : "During this semester I'll be taking a week off to get married." But if I'm just describing wh
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Thank you. Now, with a "USA speaker" (khoff) it will be right.
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