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Sailsofoblivion Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Use of "throughout"

Hi, just wondering, in this sentence, does throughout work better than "during my formative..." ? Thanks!

Music played a particularly poignant role throughout my formative, adolescent years.
  

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Throughout means that was music was a constant influence over that time. During could mean that, but might also mean that it played a part only at certain times.

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  • Throughout means that was music was a constant influence over that time.
  • During could mean that, but might also mean that it played a part only at certain times.
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Throughout means that was music was a constant influence over that time.

During could mean that, but might also mean that it played a part only at certain times.
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Do you think that would be OK as it was, generally speaking a constant, but played a more important role in the first four out of the six years I was there?

This was because at the well-off high school that I attended, there was an adjoining music school for gifted children, and all pupils (including those who were not members) were affected by it in some way.

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In that case, I'd only use during. It allows for breaks when you concentrated on other things.
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I've already used it elsewhere, is there anything else that you think might work? I've hit a bit of a brick wall. Thanks again for your help!
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'a constant influence'
'at significant moments'
'for extended periods'
'for most of the time'
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