Subj : articles are a good subject
To   : Anton Shepelev
From : alexander koryagin
Date : Mon Oct 09 2017 17:53:55

Hi, Anton Shepelev!
I read your message from  07.10.2017 15:43
about articles are a good subject.


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 AK>> "In" is IMHO valid when we talk about the period when something to
 AK>> be done. "I will have finished it in two weeks."

 AS> Correct, but it is another meaning. "in" is possible in the your
 AS> original sentence, but I am uncertain whether it is formal or
 AS> colloquial, AmE or BrE:


 AS> https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/46519/for-a-long-time-vs-in-a-long-time
 AS> https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/threads/6324-in-a-long-time-for-a-long-time
 AS> https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/in-a-long-time-vs-for-a-long-time.2371239/

Well, probably the following answers are the most accurate:
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I think they're both valid, but for is probably _much more common_, and in 
seems to me somewhat more dialectal/informal. -

or

.....they are the same, except in some very special phrases. For example, one 
can say "I have been sitting here waiting for a long time" but it would be 
incorrect to say "I have been sitting here waiting in a long time."
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 AK>> [occurred]

 AS> Thank you. Is it you or your spell checker that notice(s) my
 AS> orthographical mistakes? If the former then I compliment your
 AS> observance.

I noted it myself when I read your message. But I have a spell checker -- when 
I answer your message the spell checker marks the spelling 
errors (both mine and yours) with red.

 AS>>> Not to mention the difference between "talk of" and "talk about".
 AK>
 AK>> "Of" is often used along with "about". In Russian we also have two
 AK>> similar prepositions: "pro" (of) and "o" (about).

 AS> Meseems that in English "talk of" refers to a casual, even
 AS> tangential, meantion whereas "talk about" denotes a more focused
 AS> discussion.

https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/threads/17343-talk-of-talk-about
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Student:
talk of/ talk about
Can they be used interchangeably?
And whatever the answer may be, does it go the same with learn of/about, tell 
of/about?

English Teacher:
Often 'about' implies more detail and 'of' just the basics. With 'talk', I feel 
the distinction is less clear- sometimes they are used interchangeably.
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Bye, Anton!
Alexander Koryagin
ENGLISH_TUTOR 2017

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