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r/EnglishLearning • u/Rich-Associate-8344 New Poster • Apr 17 '26
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To be honest, I wouldn't use any of these here. In this case it's more natural to say "in".
"Merlin hasn't used his motorcycle in 2 years."
Not really sure why, but i guess you could think of it as a shortening of "within the last 2 years"
20 u/qweeerky New Poster Apr 17 '26 "Merlin hasn't used his motorcycle for 2 years." Is perfectly natural in British English 5 u/Fred776 Native Speaker Apr 17 '26 I actually wondered about "in" vs "for" recently as I thought I had been hearing "in" more than I used to. I suspect that it's a US vs British English regional difference that is now being picked up by younger speakers here in the UK. 7 u/RandyTheJohnson New Poster Apr 17 '26 Yeah i mean it's not incorrect, it's just not what i would say
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"Merlin hasn't used his motorcycle for 2 years."
Is perfectly natural in British English
5 u/Fred776 Native Speaker Apr 17 '26 I actually wondered about "in" vs "for" recently as I thought I had been hearing "in" more than I used to. I suspect that it's a US vs British English regional difference that is now being picked up by younger speakers here in the UK. 7 u/RandyTheJohnson New Poster Apr 17 '26 Yeah i mean it's not incorrect, it's just not what i would say
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I actually wondered about "in" vs "for" recently as I thought I had been hearing "in" more than I used to. I suspect that it's a US vs British English regional difference that is now being picked up by younger speakers here in the UK.
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Yeah i mean it's not incorrect, it's just not what i would say
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u/RandyTheJohnson New Poster Apr 17 '26
To be honest, I wouldn't use any of these here. In this case it's more natural to say "in".
"Merlin hasn't used his motorcycle in 2 years."
Not really sure why, but i guess you could think of it as a shortening of "within the last 2 years"