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Jamespaultg Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Use of prepostion in and for
Is the following sentence correct? It was the coldest winter for forty-five years. shouldn't this be like - It was the coldest winter in forty-five years. Please let me know the correct usage. Thanks
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Both forms express duration, and are fine.
- Both forms express duration, and are fine.
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Do they mean the same?
when we say, It was the coldest winter in forty-five years, it would mean "Out of the forty-five years, only this winter is cold". But in the other sentence doesn't it give a different meaning that this coldest winter is lasting for forty-five years?..
when we say, It was the coldest winter in forty-five years, it would mean "Out of the forty-five years, only this winter is cold". But in the other sentence doesn't it give a different meaning that this coldest winter is lasting for forty-five years?..
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this coldest winter is lasting for forty-five years?The phrases mean the same, James. Winters do not last 45 years; they usually taper off by late February or March, and then spring arrives.
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