Is this statement:
the letters have been troubling me since over a year
grammatically correct? Or should I instead use:
...for over a year
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Since last year? – M.S.E Dec 14 '15 at 09:29
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I do not want to specifically use last year.. – CuriousCurie Dec 14 '15 at 09:31
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Relevant question about since – Andrew Leach Dec 14 '15 at 09:47
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1Duplicate of '“since ages” or “for ages”?'. – Edwin Ashworth Dec 14 '15 at 10:08
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Thanks for correcting 'an' #rathony and I have mentioned d full statement in d edit section – CuriousCurie Dec 14 '15 at 14:18
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In this case you can use only for over a year. You could use since if it was the last year.
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They use ''for'' to say how long has something been happening and ''since'' when the beginning of time period is known. – osukono Dec 15 '15 at 19:42
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"Since" is a word that is often mistranslated from other languages. Be very cautious in its application.
In this case "for" is correct. "Over a year" is the sticking issue here. It's not a time but a period. "for" implies duration, i.e. covering a period of time. On the other hand, if you say "since last year" then you're picking a specific time and that would work.
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