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Hanuman_2000 Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Since/for

Sir,

I have live in Japan for 3 years.

I have lived in Japan since 1942.

Here "since" and "for" are working as adverb or conjuction.

Please clear me .

Thanks.
  

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Hanuman I'm not interested much in what word belongs to what part of speech, but as far as I know both of 'for' and 'since' in your sentences are classified as prepositions in most dictionaries (including OED and Webster). for X = during the time span of X since X = during the time from X up to now. paco

— Paco2004

  • Hanuman I'm not interested much in what word belongs to what part of speech, but as far as I know both of 'for' and 'since' in your sentences are classified as prepositions in most dictionaries (including OED and Webster).
  • for X = during the time span of X since X = during the time from X up to now.
  • paco
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Hanuman

I'm not interested much in what word belongs to what part of speech, but as far as I know both of 'for' and 'since' in your sentences are classified as prepositions in most dictionaries (including OED and Webster).

for X = during the time span of X
since X = during the time from X up to now.

paco
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