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hanuman_2000

#56316 Sat, 20 Nov 04 08:08 AM

Sir,

I have live in Japan for 3 years.

I have lived in Japan since 1942.

Here "since" and "for" are working as adverb or conjuction.

Please clear me .

Thanks.

hanuman_2000

Joined on Thu, Aug 12 2004

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paco2004

#56333 Sat, 20 Nov 04 12:23 PM

Hanuman

I'm not interested much in what word belongs to what part of speech, but as far as I know both of 'for' and 'since' in your sentences are classified as prepositions in most dictionaries (including OED and Webster).

for X = during the time span of X
since X = during the time from X up to now.

paco

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