I'm in New York with my parents and my sisters since one week.
The sentence is from a letter written by a teacher. Is "since one week" grammatical?
I'm not sure that in the sentence, the use of tense and adverbial is correct.
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CowperKettle
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No. Americans, at least, do not use the construction "since one week"... It's something I only ever hear Indian English speakers say. – Catija Jan 26 '16 at 04:30
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What are you even trying to say? – Nihilist_Frost Jan 26 '16 at 04:39
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See Usage of 'from' and 'since'. – GoDucks Jan 26 '16 at 04:57
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It depends. If you mean a one week period of time, and you are still there, then:
I have been in New York with my parents and my sisters for one week.
If you mean the 7 days prior to the statement, then:
I have been in New York with my parents and my sisters since one week ago.
I prefer have been since you are referring to a period of time.
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