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Thread: Awhile v. a while
- 23-Jan-2005, 20:11 #1Unregistered Guest
Awhile v. a while Which is correct?
I haven't talked to you in a while.
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I haven't talked to you in awhile.
When do you use awhile?
- 24-Jan-2005, 01:36 #2
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Teacher Re: Awhile v. a while We don't use 'awhile' after a preposition: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=awhile
- 24-Jan-2005, 10:27 #3
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Re: Awhile v. a while In addition,
Originally Posted by Unregistered
Examples:
I thought awhile before I answered.
I thought for a while before I answered
