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Hans51 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Where are you going for /during the holidays?
Where are you going for the holidays?
It's common to give cash to parents for family holidays.
During is used with events, so for should be during, shouldn't it? And for is used with numbers like 'stay for two days'?
Where are you going during the holidays?
It's common to give cash to parents during family holidays.
Or is there a meaning difference between them? What do you native English speakers think?
Thank you so much as always for your help.
It's common to give cash to parents for family holidays.
During is used with events, so for should be during, shouldn't it? And for is used with numbers like 'stay for two days'?
Where are you going during the holidays?
It's common to give cash to parents during family holidays.
Or is there a meaning difference between them? What do you native English speakers think?
Thank you so much as always for your help.
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Where are you going for the holidays? Where are you going during the holidays? "for" has a stronger sense of going to a holiday destination where one will spend one's time doing holiday activities.
- Where are you going for the holidays?
- Where are you going during the holidays?
- "for" has a stronger sense of going to a holiday destination where one will spend one's time doing holiday activities.
- "during" could mean the same (slightly less clearly) or could refer to miscellaneous journey(s) that just happen to coincide with a holiday period.
- It's common to give cash to parents for family holidays.
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Where are you going for the holidays?
Where are you going during the holidays?
"for" has a stronger sense of going to a holiday destination where one will spend one's time doing holiday activities. "during" could mean the same (slightly less clearly) or could refer to miscellaneous journey(s) that just happen to coincide with a holiday period.
It's
Where are you going during the holidays?
"for" has a stronger sense of going to a holiday destination where one will spend one's time doing holiday activities. "during" could mean the same (slightly less clearly) or could refer to miscellaneous journey(s) that just happen to coincide with a holiday period.
It's
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