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Kins_10

#496804 Sat, 05 Apr 08 12:53 PM

I heard people say 'At the wedding, ...' and other say 'During the wedding,...' So, is there any difference between these two prepositions?

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Yankee

#496806 Sat, 05 Apr 08 01:06 PM

In combination with 'the wedding', the preposition 'at' basically refers to location (where), and the word 'during' refers to time (when).

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Yoong Liat

#496837 Sat, 05 Apr 08 03:03 PM

'I usually go shopping during the weekend' is commonly used by Singaporeans. However, the dictionaries I referred to state 'at the weekend' is BrE and 'on the weekend' is AmE.

Is 'during the weekend' correct?

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Clive

#496847 Sat, 05 Apr 08 03:42 PM

Hi,

'I usually go shopping during the weekend' is commonly used by Singaporeans. However, the dictionaries I referred to state 'at the weekend' is BrE and 'on the weekend' is AmE.

Is 'during the weekend' correct? Yes, but with this comment. 'During' makes the listener focus on the fact that the weekend is a period of time. The result is that it sounds to me like you are saying 'The weekend is a long time and I usually do many things and one of the things that I usually do at some point on Saturday or Sunday is go shopping'.

Best wishes, Clive

Clive