No It S Been A While

How do you use a while and awhile correctly.

No it s been a while. This is a rule that makes sense if you revisit the definition of the term for a short time or period and drop it into a sentence. To this day it remains one of the band s most recognizable songs in no small part due to its emotional content and the lead singer aaron lewis s powerful vocals. It s been a while since squiggly tried marmite. Actually it s past the acceptable amount of time to answer so you let it go.

It s been a year since squiggly tried marmite. Notice in the following sentence that you could replace a while with another article noun combination such as a year. The song is staind s most successful and is their best known song becoming a no. You ve been meaning to respond to someone for a while now.

And it s been awhile since i could hold my head up high and it s been awhile since i first saw you and it s been awhile since i could stand on my own two feet again and it s been awhile since i could call you and everything i can t remember as fucked up as it all may seem the consequences that i ve rendered i ve stretched myself beyond my means. He said he would be. He said he would be home in a while. Let s celebrate the king of kings and worship the lord of lords.

Back in 2001 the american nu metal band staind released the song it s been awhile as a single from their album break the cycle. The official video for it s been awhile by staind from their album break the cycle available now. Grab the album break the cycle http smarturl it. It s eventually been so long you assume you.

The adverb awhile cannot follow a preposition. This is the day he has made and we will rejoice together. The article a before while is a sure sign that you re dealing with a noun. It s been a while since we ve been together and it s so good to be home.

The noun phrase a while can and often does follow a preposition such as for or in here s an example. 5 hit on the billboard hot 100 in october 2001 their only song to reach the top 10.