GOLDEN GRAMMAR RULES

Day 12

12. Use for with a period of time. Use since with the beginning of the period.

for the last two hours = since 9 o'clock
for three days = since Monday
for five years = since I left school
I’ve been learning English for five years. (NOT I’ve been learning English since three years.)
We’ve been waiting for ages, since eight o’clock.


========================================================================


Proverb of the day

1. "Easy come, easy go."

   
   When you get money quickly, like by winning it, it's easy to spend it or lose it quickly as well.