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Believer Posted 19 years ago
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three times or for three times
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00 I have trouble using the phrases 'three times' and 'for three times' correctly. I arbitrary put the number 'three' there but it could be any number like 'four', 'five', etc. I think 'three times' can be replaced with 'thrice' but what I am concerned about are the usage of the word 'for' and the absence of it. Sometimes, the need to use it and not to use it can be hard to determine/decide. 02 br
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00 He has read this novel three times. 02 br
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00 Can it be? 02 br
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00 He has read this novel for three times. 02 br
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00 He has driven his car around Seoul five times. 02 br
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00 Can it be? 02 br
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00 He has driven his car around Seoul for five times. (I think this is not likely to be accepted but cannot give out the reason. Help.) 0-
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00 I have trouble using the phrases 'three times' and 'for three times' correctly. I arbitrary put the number 'three' there but it could be any number like 'four', 'five', etc. I think 'three times' can be replaced with 'thrice' but what I am concerned about are the usage of the word 'for' and the absence of it. Sometimes, the need to use it and not to use it can be hard to determine/decide. 02 br
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00 He has read this novel three times. 02 br
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00 Can it be? 02 br
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00 He has read this novel for three times. 02 br
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00 He has driven his car around Seoul five times. 02 br
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00 Can it be? 02 br
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00 He has driven his car around Seoul for five times. (I think this is not likely to be accepted but cannot give out the reason. Help.) 0-
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02 br 02 br 00 Are you getting confused between this and time references; for X minutes, for X days, for X years? 0-
- 02 br 02 br 00 Are you getting confused between this and time references; for X minutes, for X days, for X years?
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0 I'm having trouble thinking of any examples when you would use 'for X times'. 02 br
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00 Are you getting confused between this and time references; for X minutes, for X days, for X years? 'Times' (no of incidences of something) isn't the same as time - period that something happens. 0-
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00 Are you getting confused between this and time references; for X minutes, for X days, for X years? 'Times' (no of incidences of something) isn't the same as time - period that something happens. 0-
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0 Thank you, Nona. 02 br
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00 I was confusing the matter. Yes, I meant to ask about time references. In respect to various phrases making time references, when is it OK to use 'for X days/months/years' and just 'X days/months/years' interchangeably without making any discernable differences in meaning? 02 br
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00 He was there for two years. 02 br
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00 I was confusing the matter. Yes, I meant to ask about time references. In respect to various phrases making time references, when is it OK to use 'for X days/months/years' and just 'X days/months/years' interchangeably without making any discernable differences in meaning? 02 br
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00 He was there for two years. 02 br
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01 cite 10 Believer 12 cite 10 I think 'three times' can be replaced with 'thrice' but what I am concerned about are the usage of the word 'for' and the absence of it. 12 br
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10 I don't think anyone uses 'thrice' anymore to be honest... Perhaps you could find some aspiring authors or aging academics who still use it, but I
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0 Thank you, Tam for that informative information. I will tentatively say tha some archaic usage of some phrases are better left unused. 02 br
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00 Can you give me some tips that will help me distinguish the situations where "for + some time duration" is right and where just "some time duration without 'for'" is right? 0-
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00 Can you give me some tips that will help me distinguish the situations where "for + some time duration" is right and where just "some time duration without 'for'" is right? 0-
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0 I'm curious to know too. Let's see what native speakers have to say. 0-
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