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- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 13:37:52 EST
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- From: "Judith E. Schrier" <PRIMATE@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU>
- Subject: Re: Gleanings (76
- Comments: To: words-l@uga.cc.uga.edu
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- >> Are the following sentences exactly the same in meaning?
- >> If not, how different are they from each other?
- >> 1) How much do you spend a week?
- >> 2) How much do you spend per week?
- >> 3) How much do you spend in a week?
- >> 4) How much a week do you spend?
- >> 5) How much do you spend every week?
- >> 6) How much do you spend each week?
- >
- >To me they are all the same.
- > --Natalie (maynor@ra.msstate.edu)
-
- To me, they all *mean* the same, but number 4 sounds
- awkward, and unlikely to be used by that mythical
- "native speaker" (e.g., me).
-
- love, judith
-