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T509 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

vicinity or neighborhood

Hi, help me with the sentence below.

Which of the words sounds more natural?

a. In the vicinity/neighborhood of two months, the left-hander from Manacor has catapulted himself

back to the forefront of world tennis.

Thanks in advance.
  

Top answer

Neither. You want the word 'space'. Vicinity and neighborhood are not used metaphorically for time-spans.

— Nona the brit

  • Neither.
  • You want the word 'space'.
  • Vicinity and neighborhood are not used metaphorically for time-spans.
  • Space is used in this way.
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Neither. You want the word 'space'. Vicinity and neighborhood are not used metaphorically for time-spans. Space is used in this way.
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Oh, my.

I overlooked the choices provided in the question, which is originally a fill-in-blank-question, that does have space.

I didn't know that the word 'space' has that kind of meaning, interval of time.

Thanks for the valuable information, Nona.
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You have to use it as 'space of time' though. Span of time is another alternative.
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