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Anonymous
Anonymous asked in Society & CultureLanguages · 1 week ago

Is this sentence correct?

"I work 7 hours in a day". I would know if the preposition "in" is correct in this context.

Thank you 

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  • Anonymous
    7 days ago

    "I work seven hours a day".  "seven" is spelled out, it's not "7 hours".

  • Anonymous
    1 week ago

    Leave out the "in."

  • rustbucket
    Lv 7
    1 week ago

    "I work a seven hour day," is acceptable.

  • Anonymous
    1 week ago

    It's technically correct but ..Leave out the "in" it sounds better

     I work 7 hours  a day

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