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I'm in doubt about the right preposition in the quoted sentence, may I use in or for here interchangeably ?
Or, each one gives a different meaning to the sentence ?

A worker exists that has at least 2 absences for/in the current day.

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From the context, it appears that the natural choice would be 'for'. If you were merely writing a sentence in English, the two alternatives may be almost synonymous. However, this is obviously a statement reporting the status -- with its specific entities: workers, number-of-absences, criterion-day. In such a case, 'for' is typically used in keeping with convention/ practice. I suggest you cross-check on programmersSE as well. – Kris Aug 24 '12 at 13:07
Which preposition to choose is often a matter of which regional or national dialect of English you speak. If you speak British English, e.g., you'd probably say "at the weekend" while if you speak American, you'd probably say "on/over/during/for the weekend". Which is correct? They're all fine as long as your listener/reader understands you, which is probably the best rule of thumb about speaking English or any language at the survival level. I'd say "for the current day". All I can guarantee about that choice is that it's correct for me. Someone else might say "in the current day". – Bill Franke Aug 24 '12 at 22:36

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It depends on the context. However, in the above sentence the word for would be grammatically correct.

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