Timeline for How long would the conference be for?
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| Apr 21, 2016 at 14:15 | comment | added | Steve Bennett | I'm not sure. There are shades of meaning, too. "How long is the movie" could apply generically to a film (it has a published running length of X), whereas "How long is the movie for" is definitely about one particular screening. I probably agree with your proposals. Probably. :) | |
| Apr 21, 2016 at 13:33 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | @Steve: I guessed there might be a range of opinions on that one, which is why I said unacceptable to me above. But do you at least agree that for is "more acceptable" after lasts than after is? And by implication, that How long is the movie? sounds "better" if you don't tack on for? | |
| Apr 21, 2016 at 3:33 | comment | added | Steve Bennett | FWIW, #2 sounds fine to me. It looks slightly odd written down, but spoken, it sounds perfectly normal. "What are your plans tonight?" "Well, the movie is for two hours, then we're having dinner." | |
| Apr 20, 2016 at 16:23 | comment | added | Colin Fine | If the context is about booking (a room, a hotel, a conference centre), then "The conference is (booked) for three days" seems normal to me, even if the word "booked" is not stated. | |
| Apr 20, 2016 at 15:44 | history | answered | FumbleFingers | CC BY-SA 3.0 |