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22 Sep 2021
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What is the difference between Iāve had a cold for nearly week and Iāve been having a cold for nearly week ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between Iāve had a cold for nearly week and Iāve been having a cold for nearly week ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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Ive had a cold for nearly a week means you have had the cold for one whole week. Ive been having a cold for nearly week is not proper English :)
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āIāve had a cold for nearly a weekā is correct. The other is not.
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@chi--s Ive had a cold for nearly a week is saying that your cold has stayed for a week, where ive been having a cold for nearly a week means that you have had many colds for one week
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Which part is not correct of second one?
Please teach meš„ŗ
Can I say this?
Iāve been having a stomachache for nearly a week?
Please teach meš„ŗ
Can I say this?
Iāve been having a stomachache for nearly a week?
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@chi--s no, you canāt. āIāve been havingā is nonstandard English, and only certain accents (like African American English) use it. Itās not considered grammatically correct.
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