In\During

[Tdol]

Are they the same?

[RonBee]

Originally Posted by tdol

Are they the same?

No, they are not, but it can be a bit tricky. During refers to what happened while a certain amount of time has passed. In focuses more on the specific amount of time that has passed.

Examples:

• He did it during the summer.
  He did it in five hours.

In the first sentence, we are given a vague idea of when the activity took place. In the second sentence, we are told exactly how long the activity lasted.

How did I do, Teach?

:wink:

'During' means that it didn't last all summer, in contrast to 'for the summer, etc, but 'in' would mean much the same to me. I might try to suggest that 'during' is longer, but I'm not entirely convinced.

[RonBee]

It might be an AE/BE difference.

:(

[Firelord]

AE/BE....again? faint~
it's not a good excuse

i still wonder that which one is longger?
i tought they are same~

[blacknomi]

Originally Posted by tdol

Are they the same?

I worked there during summer.
-->meaning in summer,I worked there for a period of time, not the whole summer.

If I'd like to put the preposition 'in' in this sentence, I think it should be,
I worked there in the summer time.
-->meaning I worked there for an entire summer time.

Is that right?

sabrina

[MikeNewYork]

Originally Posted by blacknomi

I worked there during summer.
-->meaning in summer,I worked there for a period of time, not the whole summer.

If I'd like to put the preposition 'in' in this sentence, I think it should be,
I worked there in the summer time.
-->meaning I worked there for an entire summer time.

Is that right?

sabrina

I worked there in the summer. [It was summer when I worked there. No duration is discussed].
I worked there during the summer. [It was summer when I worked there. A duration is suggested (activity over time) but the length of time is not specified.]

These two could be exactly the same, but "during" suggests a longer period than "in".

If the speaker worked there all summer, then "for the summer" would be more precise. :wink:

[blacknomi]

Thank you very much, Expert Mike.

I'll file at my notebook that "during" may suggest a longer period than "in"

:D sabrina :D

[MikeNewYork]

Originally Posted by blacknomi

Thank you very much, Expert Mike.

I'll file at my notebook that "during" may suggest a longer period than "in"

:D sabrina :D

You're welcome, Sabrina. :wink:

Mike, you are always creditable!