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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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| #18 (permalink) Sat Oct 11, 2008 0:23 am During vs. while |
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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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| #19 (permalink) Sat Oct 11, 2008 9:22 am During vs. while |
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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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| #20 (permalink) Sat Oct 11, 2008 10:36 am During vs. while |
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| Please respect genuine questions and try not to confuse our learners for the sake of quibbling. |
My question was genuine. |
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| #21 (permalink) Sat Oct 11, 2008 10:55 am During vs. while |
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| Molly wrote: |
My question was genuine.
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You might want to read through the posts of this member, M.
He seems to have a confident and detailed grasp of temporal prepositions.
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| #22 (permalink) Sat Oct 11, 2008 11:02 am During vs. while |
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| 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.  |
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