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#2 (permalink) Tue Jan 31, 2006 9:48 am During vs. through |
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Dear Viviana, “Around this time of the year” means “close to this time of the year”. You can say also “during this time of the year” but not “through this time of the year”. But you can look THROUGH the window DURING the long break. Daniela _________________ English Language Learning Online
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#3 (permalink) Sun Sep 25, 2011 9:30 am Using the word through |
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around this time I understood this phrase not during this time but approximately this time. Is it correct? |
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Kati Svaby I'm a Communicator ;-)

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#4 (permalink) Sun Sep 25, 2011 9:41 am Using the word through |
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Hi Kati,
'Around this time' suggests 'at about this time' as in: Around this time of the year the leaves in the trees start to turn golden brown.
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#5 (permalink) Sun Sep 25, 2011 10:18 am Using the word through |
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Many thanks and when I wrote "approximately" if I could have remembered "at about this time" I would have written this.
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#6 (permalink) Tue Oct 18, 2011 6:06 am Using the word through |
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| i still can't understand why we could not use the through? |
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Niaz1 I'm new here and I like it ;-)
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#7 (permalink) Tue Oct 18, 2011 9:06 am Using the word through |
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Hello Niaz,
If you see Daniela's answer you can see her example : through the window during the long break
This can mean that through is used with objects and not time. I checked in the Oxford English Dictionary where except the 3. 5. points where through concerns the time but with a different meaning; in the others 1-2-4-6 it concerns objects or substance.
3.from the beginning to the end of an activity. -The children are too young to sit through a concert. - He will not live through the night. -I'm halfway through(=reading) on her second novel.
5.if it concerns the time it means:until, and including -for exp:We'll be in New York Tuesday through Friday.
The others concern objects or substance.
1.From one end/side of sth to the other. -The burglar got in through the window. -Her knees went through her jeans. -I pushed my way through the crowd. -The Danube flows through Budapest.
2.see, hear sth from an other side of an object or substance. -I couldn't hear their conversation through the wall. -I could just make out three people through the mist.
4.past a barrier, stage or test -Go through this gate. -Drive through the red light. -I have to get through the exams.
6.by means of; because of -You can only achieve success through hard work. -It was through him (=as a result of his help) that I got that job. -The accident happened not through fault of mine.
It was good for me also. I can use it better.
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#8 (permalink) Thu Oct 20, 2011 0:05 am Using the word through |
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| i appreciate about your completely answer Kati Svaby. |
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#9 (permalink) Thu Oct 20, 2011 7:59 am Using the word through |
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Hi Niaz,
It was good for me also. I hope that I will remember these things that I had written. Bye. |
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Kati Svaby I'm a Communicator ;-)

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#10 (permalink) Sat Oct 22, 2011 17:03 pm Using the word through |
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yeah kati :) i hope i can remember where to use them too :) enjoy your weekend |
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Niaz1 I'm new here and I like it ;-)
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#11 (permalink) Wed Oct 26, 2011 2:25 am Using the word through |
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| I started my college in the New York, I lived in the USA for six years, I can speak very good English,but my English writing is bad, I hope to learn more English grammar and English writing in here.So far I've learned a lot of knowledge in here.This site is very useful to me.Everyone here are very friendly,thank you! |
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#12 (permalink) Wed Oct 26, 2011 9:22 am Using the word through |
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Welcome to the forums, Zhang. Your English seems to be very good. One thing you ought to do to improve the quality of your writing is to leave a space after a full stop, comma, question mark, etc. before writing/typing the next word, as I have done in this message. It really makes a difference to the 'readability' of your work. _________________ Cheers m' dears! |
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#13 (permalink) Wed Oct 26, 2011 9:33 am Using the word through |
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| Beeesneees wrote: |
Welcome to the forums, Zhang. Your English seems to be very good. One thing you ought to do to improve the quality of your writing is to leave a space after a full stop, comma, question mark, etc. before writing/typing the next word, as I have done in this message. It really makes a difference to the 'readability' of your work. |
Thank you for your help, I will pay attention to these problems. |
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#14 (permalink) Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:38 am Using the word through |
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Hi Zhang Felix,
Yes, you do that. But the one thing that struck me when I read your post was this:
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| Everyone here are very friendly.. |
Remember that 'Everyone' is singular and so you need: Everyone here is very friendly ..
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#15 (permalink) Thu Oct 27, 2011 2:01 am Using the word through |
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| Alan wrote: |
Hi Zhang Felix,
Yes, you do that. But the one thing that struck me when I read your post was this:
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| Everyone here are very friendly.. |
Remember that 'Everyone' is singular and so you need: Everyone here is very friendly ..
Alan |
Thank you very much! |
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