During the period from / between

Hi,
Question:
Which sentence is correct?

Sentence1:
During the period from Jan 2005 to Jan 2008, I was a trainee at ABC Ltd.
Sentence2:
During the period between Jan 2005 and Jan 2008, I was a trainee at ABC Ltd.

Thanks

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Originally Posted by uktous

Hi,
Question:
Which sentence is correct?

Sentence1:
During the period from Jan 2005 to Jan 2008, I was a trainee at ABC Ltd.
Sentence2:
During the period between Jan 2005 and Jan 2008, I was a trainee at ABC Ltd.

Thanks

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Both are OK, but you could also delete both "from" and "between" in the respective sentences.

During the period is redundant in both. The first sentence in better.