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Jackson6612 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

1: Wait a few minutes 2: Wait for a few minutes

Which of the following sentences is correct? If both are correct, then what's the difference in meaning?
1: Wait a few minutes
2: Wait for a few minutes
  

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Jackson6612 Which of the following sentences is correct? If both are correct, then what's the difference in meaning? 1: Wait a few minutes 2: Wait for a few minutes 'for' is optional.

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Jackson6612Which of the following sentences is correct? If both are correct, then what's the difference in meaning?
1: Wait a few minutes
2: Wait for a few minutes

'for' is optional.
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Yoong Liat'for' is optional.

Why?

Only the second one looks grammatical correct to me. Perhaps, the first one is idiomatic but ungrammatical.
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Jackson6612
Yoong Liat
'for' is optional.

Why?

Only the second one looks grammatical correct to me. Perhaps, the first one is idiomatic but ungrammatical.

wait (for) 3 hours/2 weeks etc.

Can you wait for five minutes?

We've been waiting ages.

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I would say that waiting for a few minutes, is waiting for them to end, end wait a few minutes, is waiting for another thing to get back. both are grammatically correct
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