Usage of 'during'

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1 all through a period of time during the 1990sThere are extra flights to Colorado during the winter.Please remain seated during the performance.2 at some point in a period of timeHe was taken to the hospital during the night.I only saw her once during my stay in Rome.HELP During is used to say when something happens; for answers the question ‘how long?’: I stayed in London for a week.http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/duringThis is the definition of the word during by Advanced Oxford and I was wondering if the 'HELP' only applies to the definition of the #2 or the explanation of the HELP applies to all meanings of during?What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much in advance.

AlpheccaStars · Accepted Answer

The explanation of the HELP applies to all meanings of during.

Anonymous · Answer

I think this question can benefit from further comment. The "HELP" section seems to highlight confusing points. Here it points out a error that is apparently often seen among adult learners of English, using "during" in a sentence such as: "I stayed in London during a week.", which is an error. However, this is not a too blameworthy error, because the definition of "during" seems to support such usage, and similar sentences with "during" are correct, for example:

I stayed in London during a week in August.

I stayed in London for a week during the summer.

I stayed in London during the week.

And the example sentences for definition 1 can be used with "for" and retain approximately the same sense (the sentences for definition 2 can't be used with "for" and retain the same sense), for example:

This was a hairstyle popular during the 1990's.
That was a hairstyle for the 1990's.

There are extra flights to Colo. during the winter.
There are extra flights to Colo. for the winter.

Please remain seated during the performance.
Please remain seated for the performance.

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