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How long will they stay (for)?



 
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Bored - bored with - bored of | Adverb, conj: rather, although, though, however, eversince
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How long will they stay (for)? #1 (permalink) Sun Apr 09, 2006 12:29 pm   How long will they stay (for)?		  
I know it’s Sunday, but doubts keep on creeping in all the same and this is one of them:

How long will they stay (for)?

Does the use of the preposition ‘for’ in this sentence add to its meaning in some way or is it merely decorative?

Thanks in advance.
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How long will they stay (for)? #2 (permalink) Sun Apr 09, 2006 14:23 pm   How long will they stay (for)?		  
It doesn't add any meaning.
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