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Thread: In / At a time
- 04-Jul-2004, 13:52 #1googlemail Guest
In / At a time Hi everyone,
My question concerns the following sentence.
Can I replace "In a time" with "At a time" ?In a time when so many spheres of life are being exposed to greater scrutiny, should we expect anything less?
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- 04-Jul-2004, 17:01 #2
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Teacher Yes, we could. I'd say that 'in'refers to a longer period of timeand 'at' to this moment.
- 04-Jul-2004, 19:38 #3
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Teacher Good distinction. :wink:
Originally Posted by tdol Yes, we could. I'd say that 'in'refers to a longer period of timeand 'at' to this moment.
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