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Zany banana 409 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Within...of/ after

They reached our home within an hour after/ of me predicting about their arrival.

Intended meaning: they came within an hour after I predicted.

Which is the correct preposition?

And, also

Please let me know if I can use 'in' instead of 'within' in such cases? I think it would be wrong because 'in () hours' would mean 'after () hours'.

Please help.

  

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zany banana 409 Intended meaning: they came within an hour after I predicted. Which is correct? They reached our home within an hour of my predicting their arrival.

— Mister Micawber

  • zany banana 409 Intended meaning: they came within an hour after I predicted.
  • Which is correct?
  • They reached our home within an hour of my predicting their arrival.
  • zany banana 409 Please let me know if I can use 'in' instead of 'within' in such cases?
  • Yes.
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zany banana 409Intended meaning: they came within an hour after I predicted. Which is correct?

They reached our home within an hour of my predicting their arrival.

zany banana 409Please let me know if I can use 'in' instead of 'within' in such cases?

Yes. 'Within' is just slightly more emphatic.

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