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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

She's been/is

She's been in Britain for two month.
She is in Britain for two month.

Is there any difference in meaning between the above sentences?
  

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Anonymous She's been in Britain for two mont hs . She went to Britain two months ago and is still there. Anonymous She is in Britain for two mont hs .

— Teechr

  • Anonymous She's been in Britain for two mont hs .
  • She went to Britain two months ago and is still there.
  • Anonymous She is in Britain for two mont hs .
  • She went to Britain for a duration of two months.
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AnonymousShe's been in Britain for two months.
She went to Britain two months ago and is still there.
AnonymousShe is in Britain for two months.
She went to Britain for a duration of two months.
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teechrAnonymous She is in Britain for two months. She went to Britain for a duration of two months.
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CalifJim teechrAnonymous She is in Britain for two months. She went to Britain for a duration of two months.Is that right? I can see it for "She was ...", but "She is ..." is more likely to be "She will be in Britain for two months". No?CJ
She flew to London last week. She's in Britain for two months, and after that she's off to Germany.
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teechrShe flew to London last week. She's in Britain for two months, and after that she's off to Germany.
OK. Then according to your equivalence of "She's in" with "She went to", the quoted text is equivalent to

She flew to London last week. She went to Britain for a duration of two months, and after that she's off to Germany.
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I see it this way.

She's been in Britain for two months. She's probably still there. But she may have gone to Britain in the past and then left.

She is in Britain for two months.She's still there.
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CliveShe is in Britain for two months.She's still there.
Yes, Clive's last bit (which I should have added) clarifies it.
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teechr CliveShe is in Britain for two months.She's still there.Yes, Clive's last bit (which I should have added) clarifies it.
Not for me. I don't see any way that "is" equals "went". I'm going to leave it there and drop it.

CJ
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What about this please: "she went to Britain [at a time] and will remain there for two months [from that time]".
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Isn't "She is in Britain for two momths" the naming an item of her personal schedule, a sort of position from her itinerary planner?
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