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Old 14-Jun-2006, 00:07
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Post In /for a while
Hiya,

what is the difference between 'in a while' and 'for a while' and which is more correct to use?

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Old 14-Jun-2006, 05:06
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Default Re: In /for a while
I will do it in a while (= soon)
I did it for a while (= for a short time)
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