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SerenaD Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Under the war or during the war?

What's the difference between these two expressions? Which of these two I'm supposed to use when speaking of what I did at the time of the war if the thing I did wasn't related to the war at all? (like studying languages instead of fighting against the soldiers) Or is there any difference?
  

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SerenaD any difference? No difference. It's always "during the war".

— CalifJim

  • SerenaD any difference?
  • No difference.
  • It's always "during the war".
  • In English we don't have the expression "under the war".
  • We never say that.
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SerenaDany difference?
No difference. It's always "during the war". In English we don't have the expression "under the war". We never say that.

CJ
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During the war years, Picasso quietly painted in his Paris studio. Although the ***** deemed his art "degenerate" and searched his apartment many times, they never found any evidence which would have justified his arrest.
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SerenaD, is your native language Swedish? During the war is under kriget in Swedish.

CB
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AlpheccaStarsDuring the war years, Picasso quietly painted in his Paris studio.
You could say that he did that under the occupation, to get "under" in there.
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Cool BreezeSerenaD, is your native language Swedish? During the war is under kriget in Swedish.CB
No, but I've studied it several years, because I live in Finland.
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