Talk:during
Add topicLatest comment: 9 months ago by JMGN in topic AmE Pronuncition
Perfect tense + +'for' vs. Perfect tense + 'over/during'
[edit]Page 423 of Collins Usage Guide reads,
To say how long something has been the case, use for: We've been married for seven years. To mention how long something has been happening, use during/over: A considerable amount of rain has fallen during the past two years. Things have become noticeably worse over the past two or three months.
What's this difference due to? Isn't the key here that for both examples the author is using the present perfect? --Backinstadiums (talk) 11:44, 27 June 2021 (UTC)
AmE Pronuncition
[edit]According to the Longman Pronunciation Dictionary, /ˈdɝɪŋ/ is the main AmE pronunciation, and /ˈdʊr-/ the secondary one. JMGN (talk) 19:20, 30 January 2024 (UTC)