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During vs. while Fri Oct 10, 2008 10:44 am  During vs. while		  
dear
can you tell me the differences between during and in?
thanks.
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During vs. while Fri Oct 10, 2008 19:07 pm  During vs. while		  
Hi spdazero,

Generally speaking, in - when used as a temporal preposition - refers to a moment in time: I read the paper in the morning.

During expresses duration: During my holidays I missed reading the paper.
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During vs. while Sat Oct 11, 2008 1:23 am  During vs. while		  
So what's the difference here, Ralf?

I read the paper in the morning.
I read the paper during the morning.
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During vs. while Sat Oct 11, 2008 10:22 am  During vs. while		  
It would be great if you could use your skills to help non-native speakers like spdazero; especially seeing that it is his first contribution to this forum. Please respect genuine questions and try not to confuse our learners for the sake of quibbling.
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During vs. while Sat Oct 11, 2008 11:36 am  During vs. while		  
Quote:
Please respect genuine questions and try not to confuse our learners for the sake of quibbling.

My question was genuine.
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During vs. while Sat Oct 11, 2008 11:55 am  During vs. while		  
Molly wrote:
My question was genuine.

You might want to read through the posts of this member, M.

He seems to have a confident and detailed grasp of temporal prepositions.

MrP

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Edit: cf. other posts with "during", via the "Search" facility.

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During vs. while Sat Oct 11, 2008 12:02 pm  During vs. while		  
MrPedantic wrote:
You might want to read through the posts of this member, M.

He seems to have a confident and detailed grasp of temporal prepositions.

MrP

She also has a good grasp on modal expressions, such as "probably". Did you miss that bit?

Do try not to confuse our learners for the sake of quibbling, MrP.

Nice to know that you remember my every post though. I guess I must have a strong effect on you. Laughing
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