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Which of these options is correct?
1) I shall not be home for two hours from now on.
2) I shall not be home until two hours from now on.
What's the main difference between the 2 sentences, using for or until ?
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Which of these options is correct?
1) I shall not be home for two hours from now on.
2) I shall not be home until two hours from now on.
What's the main difference between the 2 sentences, using for or until ?
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You don't need to say 'from now on', it is superfluous. 'I shall not be home for two hours' says it all. 'Until' is a matter of another, stated, event occurring -I shall not be home until nine o'clock. It sounds wrong to me to use it in the way you have.
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Which of these options is correct?
1) I shall not be home for two hours from now on.
2) I shall not be home until two hours from now on.
What's the main difference between the 2 sentences, using for or until ?
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Which of these options is correct?
1) I shall not be home for two hours from now on.
2) I shall not be home until two hours from now on.
What's the main difference between the 2 sentences, using for or until ?
word-choice grammaticality differences prepositions
word-choice grammaticality differences prepositions
edited Mar 16 at 9:56
JJJ
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asked Oct 16 '17 at 21:51
Y.Sehabi
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edited Mar 16 at 9:56
JJJ
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Y.Sehabi
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edited Mar 16 at 9:56
JJJ
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edited Mar 16 at 9:56
JJJ
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Y.Sehabi
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You don't need to say 'from now on', it is superfluous. 'I shall not be home for two hours' says it all. 'Until' is a matter of another, stated, event occurring -I shall not be home until nine o'clock. It sounds wrong to me to use it in the way you have.
– Nigel J
Oct 16 '17 at 22:16
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You don't need to say 'from now on', it is superfluous. 'I shall not be home for two hours' says it all. 'Until' is a matter of another, stated, event occurring -I shall not be home until nine o'clock. It sounds wrong to me to use it in the way you have.
– Nigel J
Oct 16 '17 at 22:16
You don't need to say 'from now on', it is superfluous. 'I shall not be home for two hours' says it all. 'Until' is a matter of another, stated, event occurring -I shall not be home until nine o'clock. It sounds wrong to me to use it in the way you have.
– Nigel J
Oct 16 '17 at 22:16
You don't need to say 'from now on', it is superfluous. 'I shall not be home for two hours' says it all. 'Until' is a matter of another, stated, event occurring -I shall not be home until nine o'clock. It sounds wrong to me to use it in the way you have.
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Your use of "from now on" implies that there will be multiple similar cases in the future where you also won't be home for two hours. Moving the clauses around might make it a little more obvious:
From now on, I shall not be home for two hours.
However, when you use until, you couldn't possibly be talking about multiple future scenarios since you're referencing a very specific time in the future. If you drop the "on," however, things begin to make more sense.
I shall not be home until two hours from now.
Sounds good to my native English ear. However,
I shall not be home for two hours from now.
Doesn't sound as natural.
TL;DR
If you're talking about one specific instance, drop the "from now on" and just use "from now" with until. While if you meant to talk about many future situations, use "for" with "from now on."
answered Oct 16 '17 at 22:41
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I shall not be home until 10 o'clock. OK
I shall not be home for two hours. OK
I shall not be home until two hours. X
I shall not be home for 10 o'clock. X
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Your use of "from now on" implies that there will be multiple similar cases in the future where you also won't be home for two hours. Moving the clauses around might make it a little more obvious:
From now on, I shall not be home for two hours.
However, when you use until, you couldn't possibly be talking about multiple future scenarios since you're referencing a very specific time in the future. If you drop the "on," however, things begin to make more sense.
I shall not be home until two hours from now.
Sounds good to my native English ear. However,
I shall not be home for two hours from now.
Doesn't sound as natural.
TL;DR
If you're talking about one specific instance, drop the "from now on" and just use "from now" with until. While if you meant to talk about many future situations, use "for" with "from now on."
answered Oct 16 '17 at 22:41
scohe001
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Your use of "from now on" implies that there will be multiple similar cases in the future where you also won't be home for two hours. Moving the clauses around might make it a little more obvious:
From now on, I shall not be home for two hours.
However, when you use until, you couldn't possibly be talking about multiple future scenarios since you're referencing a very specific time in the future. If you drop the "on," however, things begin to make more sense.
I shall not be home until two hours from now.
Sounds good to my native English ear. However,
I shall not be home for two hours from now.
Doesn't sound as natural.
TL;DR
If you're talking about one specific instance, drop the "from now on" and just use "from now" with until. While if you meant to talk about many future situations, use "for" with "from now on."
answered Oct 16 '17 at 22:41
scohe001
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Your use of "from now on" implies that there will be multiple similar cases in the future where you also won't be home for two hours. Moving the clauses around might make it a little more obvious:
From now on, I shall not be home for two hours.
However, when you use until, you couldn't possibly be talking about multiple future scenarios since you're referencing a very specific time in the future. If you drop the "on," however, things begin to make more sense.
I shall not be home until two hours from now.
Sounds good to my native English ear. However,
I shall not be home for two hours from now.
Doesn't sound as natural.
TL;DR
If you're talking about one specific instance, drop the "from now on" and just use "from now" with until. While if you meant to talk about many future situations, use "for" with "from now on."
answered Oct 16 '17 at 22:41
scohe001
2,0471119
Your use of "from now on" implies that there will be multiple similar cases in the future where you also won't be home for two hours. Moving the clauses around might make it a little more obvious:
From now on, I shall not be home for two hours.
However, when you use until, you couldn't possibly be talking about multiple future scenarios since you're referencing a very specific time in the future. If you drop the "on," however, things begin to make more sense.
I shall not be home until two hours from now.
Sounds good to my native English ear. However,
I shall not be home for two hours from now.
Doesn't sound as natural.
TL;DR
If you're talking about one specific instance, drop the "from now on" and just use "from now" with until. While if you meant to talk about many future situations, use "for" with "from now on."
answered Oct 16 '17 at 22:41
scohe001
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answered Oct 16 '17 at 22:41
scohe001
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I shall not be home until 10 o'clock. OK
I shall not be home for two hours. OK
I shall not be home until two hours. X
I shall not be home for 10 o'clock. X
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I shall not be home until 10 o'clock. OK
I shall not be home for two hours. OK
I shall not be home until two hours. X
I shall not be home for 10 o'clock. X
answered Aug 13 at 12:06
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I shall not be home until 10 o'clock. OK
I shall not be home for two hours. OK
I shall not be home until two hours. X
I shall not be home for 10 o'clock. X
answered Aug 13 at 12:06
GEdgar
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I shall not be home until 10 o'clock. OK
I shall not be home for two hours. OK
I shall not be home until two hours. X
I shall not be home for 10 o'clock. X
answered Aug 13 at 12:06
GEdgar
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answered Aug 13 at 12:06
GEdgar
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answered Aug 13 at 12:06
GEdgar
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You don't need to say 'from now on', it is superfluous. 'I shall not be home for two hours' says it all. 'Until' is a matter of another, stated, event occurring -I shall not be home until nine o'clock. It sounds wrong to me to use it in the way you have.
– Nigel J
Oct 16 '17 at 22:16