They're planning a trip to India for later in the year

[milan2003_07]

Hello everyone,

The sentence is from the English File Student's Book by Christina Latham-Koenig, Clive Oxenden, and Jerry Lambert.
The text is about a man, Clint, and his daughter, Charlotte, who is trying to find her Dad a partner after he had divorced her mother

"Charlotte and Clint are very close. They often go out together in the evening, they're planning a trip to India for later in the year, and they're both Bruce Springsteen fans".

Is it possible to replace "for later in the year" with "later this year"?

"Charlotte and Clint are very close. They often go out together in the evening, they're planning a trip to India later this year, and they're both Bruce Springsteen fans".

Will the meaning be the same?

 

[Tarheel]

It's OK.

 

[probus]

Yes and yes. Cross-posted with @Tarheel.

 

[milan2003_07]

Is it possible to say "Charlotte and Clint are very close. They often go out together in the evening, they're planning a trip to India for later this year, and they're both Bruce Springsteen fans"?

I have some doubts about "for" in this sentence.

 

[probus]

The "for" sounds natural to me, but it's purely optional.

 

[tedmc]

1.They're planning a trip to India for later in the year.

2. They're planning a trip to India later this year.

I think the two sentences have different meanings. #1 means the trip will take place later in the year. 2 means the #planning will be done later in the year.

 

[5jj]

2 means the #planning will be done later in the year.

It could mean that, but it's more likely to mean the same as #1.

 

[jutfrank]

I think the two sentences have different meanings. #1 means the trip will take place later in the year.

Yes. The use of 'for' makes it clear that the plan is current and the trip is later in the year.

 

[Piscean]

But the absence of 'for' does not necessarily preclude that meaning.

 

[jutfrank]

But the absence of 'for' does not necessarily preclude that meaning.

Right.

 

[Skrej]

I think the two sentences have different meanings. #1 means the trip will take place later in the year. 2 means the #planning will be done later in the year.

I can't pose an argument against the 2nd possibility, but I would certainly never interpret it that way. I doubt few if any native speakers would, either.