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JimmyH Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Worked for 24 hrs OR Worked 24 hrs

I worked for 24 hours on the trot
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I worked 24 hours on the trot.
  

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'For' is unnecessary in informal English. What is a 'trot'?

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  • 'For' is unnecessary in informal English.
  • What is a 'trot'?
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'For' is unnecessary in informal English. What is a 'trot'?
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Unnecessary? Sorry, i didn't get what you are trying to say.
On the trot means continuously
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Huzaifa AsifUnnecessary? Sorry, i didn't get what you are trying to say.
You don't need 'for' in your sentence.
Huzaifa AsifOn the trot means continuously
It is an idiom of limited range, then: I didn't understand it. If I had had to guess, I would have guessed wrong, thinking it might mean 'hurriedly'.
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Don't we say, I have worked for 5 hours today.
I have been playing for past 20 minutes.
I had been on a call with my friend for an hour.

We do add 'for' in such sentences, perhaps.
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All of these have optional 'for':

I have worked (for) 5 hours today.
I have been playing (for) the past 20 minutes.
I was on a call with my friend (for) an hour.
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