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[fromountosea]

I learned that I should use "for" in the sentence below.
I have been living here for twelve years.
But I often see "in" being used instead of "in". like I have been living here in twelve years."

Does the second sentence make sense? If it does, is there any difference between the two?

Thanks in advance.

[lotus]

Hi fromountosea,

No.

You might have meant:

I have been living here for twelve years.
and
I have been living in this apartment for twelve years.

Both have the same implied meaning.


--lotus
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[Lorikeet]

Maybe you are getting confused with "in twelve years."

I just start college and I want to be a doctor. Maybe I will be a doctor in twelve years. (That means twelve years in the future, starting now.)