Example sentence:
I won't stay long/for long, I promise.
Is one option more idiomatic than the other? Or both are idiomatic?
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Example sentence:
I won't stay long/for long, I promise.
Is one option more idiomatic than the other? Or both are idiomatic?
Best Answer
I won't stay long is definitely the idiomatic way of expressing it. I won't stay for long does exist but is much more rare.
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