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- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 13:02:03 CST
- Sender: English Language Discussion Group <WORDS-L@uga.cc.uga.edu>
- From: Natalie Maynor <maynor@RA.MSSTATE.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).
-
- I'm assuming an unstated "on _____" with all of these questions. E.g.,
- "How much a week do you spend on groceries?" That doesn't sound awkward
- to me. Without assuming the "on _____" it does seem more awkward than
- the others. I'm not sure why. If it doesn't sound awkward to me, then
- it *must* be pure and good.
-
- --Natalie (maynor@ra.msstate.edu)
- benchmark of right speaking
-