Difference between “too long” and “for too long”
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What is the difference between "too long" and "for too long"
For example the ones below
You can't stay under water for too long
Or
You can't stay under water too long
Do not have that candy in your mouth for too long
Or
Do not have that candy in your mouth too long
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What is the difference between "too long" and "for too long"
For example the ones below
You can't stay under water for too long
Or
You can't stay under water too long
Do not have that candy in your mouth for too long
Or
Do not have that candy in your mouth too long
prepositions
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In that circumstance, there is no difference at all. Please do not take that to apply to any other circumstance,
– Robbie Goodwin
2 days ago
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For is deletable for any noun phrase object indicating a duration. He stayed under water (for) 20 minutes/his whole life/quite a while/no longer than he had to.
– John Lawler
2 days ago
I can't stay under water for too long. I'll drown. However, the low gravity pleasure means that I can't stay under water too long. I'll dive down over and over, within the boundaries of that darn first sentence. Two different meanings. -- Second pair of sentences the for seems to add nothing useful. The 'for' can, depending on the sentence, imply consequences, or not.
– Wayfaring Stranger
yesterday
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What is the difference between "too long" and "for too long"
For example the ones below
You can't stay under water for too long
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You can't stay under water too long
Do not have that candy in your mouth for too long
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Do not have that candy in your mouth too long
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What is the difference between "too long" and "for too long"
For example the ones below
You can't stay under water for too long
Or
You can't stay under water too long
Do not have that candy in your mouth for too long
Or
Do not have that candy in your mouth too long
prepositions
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In that circumstance, there is no difference at all. Please do not take that to apply to any other circumstance,
– Robbie Goodwin
2 days ago
1
For is deletable for any noun phrase object indicating a duration. He stayed under water (for) 20 minutes/his whole life/quite a while/no longer than he had to.
– John Lawler
2 days ago
I can't stay under water for too long. I'll drown. However, the low gravity pleasure means that I can't stay under water too long. I'll dive down over and over, within the boundaries of that darn first sentence. Two different meanings. -- Second pair of sentences the for seems to add nothing useful. The 'for' can, depending on the sentence, imply consequences, or not.
– Wayfaring Stranger
yesterday
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In that circumstance, there is no difference at all. Please do not take that to apply to any other circumstance,
– Robbie Goodwin
2 days ago
1
For is deletable for any noun phrase object indicating a duration. He stayed under water (for) 20 minutes/his whole life/quite a while/no longer than he had to.
– John Lawler
2 days ago
I can't stay under water for too long. I'll drown. However, the low gravity pleasure means that I can't stay under water too long. I'll dive down over and over, within the boundaries of that darn first sentence. Two different meanings. -- Second pair of sentences the for seems to add nothing useful. The 'for' can, depending on the sentence, imply consequences, or not.
– Wayfaring Stranger
yesterday
In that circumstance, there is no difference at all. Please do not take that to apply to any other circumstance,
– Robbie Goodwin
2 days ago
In that circumstance, there is no difference at all. Please do not take that to apply to any other circumstance,
– Robbie Goodwin
2 days ago
1
1
For is deletable for any noun phrase object indicating a duration. He stayed under water (for) 20 minutes/his whole life/quite a while/no longer than he had to.
– John Lawler
2 days ago
For is deletable for any noun phrase object indicating a duration. He stayed under water (for) 20 minutes/his whole life/quite a while/no longer than he had to.
– John Lawler
2 days ago
I can't stay under water for too long. I'll drown. However, the low gravity pleasure means that I can't stay under water too long. I'll dive down over and over, within the boundaries of that darn first sentence. Two different meanings. -- Second pair of sentences the for seems to add nothing useful. The 'for' can, depending on the sentence, imply consequences, or not.
– Wayfaring Stranger
yesterday
I can't stay under water for too long. I'll drown. However, the low gravity pleasure means that I can't stay under water too long. I'll dive down over and over, within the boundaries of that darn first sentence. Two different meanings. -- Second pair of sentences the for seems to add nothing useful. The 'for' can, depending on the sentence, imply consequences, or not.
– Wayfaring Stranger
yesterday
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In that circumstance, there is no difference at all. Please do not take that to apply to any other circumstance,
– Robbie Goodwin
2 days ago
1
For is deletable for any noun phrase object indicating a duration. He stayed under water (for) 20 minutes/his whole life/quite a while/no longer than he had to.
– John Lawler
2 days ago
I can't stay under water for too long. I'll drown. However, the low gravity pleasure means that I can't stay under water too long. I'll dive down over and over, within the boundaries of that darn first sentence. Two different meanings. -- Second pair of sentences the for seems to add nothing useful. The 'for' can, depending on the sentence, imply consequences, or not.
– Wayfaring Stranger
yesterday