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This tag is for questions related to definitions and nuances of meaning of a word or phrase.
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"For three years" vs "in three years" [duplicate]
I haven't talked to my wife for three years.
I haven't talked to my wife in three years.
Are in and for interchangeable in these sentences?
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Any time or every time?
Do you notice any difference in these sentences' meanings?
I want to be able to look at it every time I look at my phone.
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I want to be able to look at it any time I look at my phone.
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Why does switch take a noun in the plural?
Why do we say "We switched locations." or "We switched phones." instead of "We switched location?" or "We switched phone?"
Are there any other verbs that take the noun in the plural?
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"I won't be home for three hours." [closed]
The sentence I won't be home for the next three hours means that I won't be staying at home for a period of time of three hours in a row (but I can be home, for example, for 2 hours, leave, and come b …
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