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Anonymous Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Spanning from

This project will last for 4 months, spanning from June to September.


Is the use of "span" correct in the sentence above? Maybe a bit redundant though... but is it gramatically OK?


Thanks.

  

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anonymous Maybe a bit redundant though... but is it gramatically OK? You can't really divorce sense from grammar, I think, and the use of "span" is semantics and diction, not grammar.

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  • anonymous Maybe a bit redundant though...
  • but is it gramatically OK?
  • You can't really divorce sense from grammar, I think, and the use of "span" is semantics and diction, not grammar.
  • In my opinion, it's not too bad.
  • ), but there is nothing else wrong with it.
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anonymous Maybe a bit redundant though... but is it gramatically OK?

You can't really divorce sense from grammar, I think, and the use of "span" is semantics and diction, not grammar.

In my opinion, it's not too bad. I feel a momentary condemnation of "spanning" there on the grounds that it is totally unnecessary (This project will last for four month

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