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Stay for Awhile

I moved the article back to "Stay for Awhile" because that is the name of the song. "Awhile" is the correct term. http://www.dailywritingtips.com/a-while-vs-awhile/ Walter Görlitz (talk) 22:20, 15 September 2013 (UTC)

Oops

Apologies, you are correct. I found what I thought was a definitive reference for the other (correct) spelling, but turns out that was a different version, not the referenced song. OttRider (talk) 22:18, 8 October 2013 (UTC)

Awhile vs A While

Having received a few comments about this edit:

• "Awhile" is an adverb. It is used with a verb, without a preposition such as "for". So you can write "I will stay awhile".
• "A while" is a noun phrase, taking a preposition. So you can write "I will stay for a while".

Writing "I will stay for awhile" is incorrect. Since "awhile" has the meaning "for a while", that would be equivalent to writing "I will stay for for a while".

See here for a more fulsome discussion. OttRider (talk) 22:18, 8 October 2013 (UTC)

You keep making changes and in several cases did it against correct usage. Walter Görlitz (talk) 20:41, 22 September 2013 (UTC)

Response

Sorry, sir. With respect, you are incorrect. In one of your reverts you give as a reason "awhile is an English word". This is true - "awhile" is an English word. But it is the wrong word following the word "for".

• Awhile can be used alone, as in "I will wait awhile".
• "A while" may be used with the preposition "for", as in "I will wait for a while".
• Awhile, used with "for", as in "I will wait for awhile", is always incorrect.

References:

• Wikipedia's Own Grammar Errors Page
• The Free Dictionary
• Common Errors in English Usage
• Daily Writing Tips
• Grammar Mudge
• Grammarist

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