Comments on: A While vs Awhile http://www.dailywritingtips.com/a-while-vs-awhile/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:10 -0600 hourly 1 By: dreiser http://www.dailywritingtips.com/a-while-vs-awhile/comment-page-1/#comment-182969 dreiser Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:40:58 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=449#comment-182969 question: what's the difference between out in awhile?and out for a while?and what is the correct grammar?just want to know..thanks in advance.. question:
what’s the difference between out in awhile?and out for a while?and what is the correct grammar?just want to know..thanks in advance..

]]> By: Kevin http://www.dailywritingtips.com/a-while-vs-awhile/comment-page-1/#comment-181067 Kevin Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:51:40 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=449#comment-181067 "It has been awhile." or "It has been a while." Are either of those okay? Going by your explanation the first would be, "It has been for a while." That's not correct. The second would need a preposition, so I'm confused. Thanks. “It has been awhile.”
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“It has been a while.”

Are either of those okay? Going by your explanation the first would be, “It has been for a while.” That’s not correct. The second would need a preposition, so I’m confused. Thanks.

]]> By: Vivienne Diane Neal http://www.dailywritingtips.com/a-while-vs-awhile/comment-page-1/#comment-176661 Vivienne Diane Neal Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:47:38 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=449#comment-176661 Which is correct? She wanted to wait a while before contacting him or she wanted to awhile before contacting him. Thank you for your answer. Which is correct? She wanted to wait a while before contacting him or she wanted to awhile before contacting him.

Thank you for your answer.

]]> By: Europa Turnage http://www.dailywritingtips.com/a-while-vs-awhile/comment-page-1/#comment-139640 Europa Turnage Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:33:48 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=449#comment-139640 Is it awhile back or a while back ?? Is it awhile back or a while back ??

]]> By: ron http://www.dailywritingtips.com/a-while-vs-awhile/comment-page-1/#comment-115815 ron Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:13:04 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=449#comment-115815 we can "talk awhile" or "talk about something for a while" we can “talk awhile” or “talk about something for a while”

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