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since and from

Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 11:27 am
by vims
Dear Alan,

I read the following sentence in a book.

He has been working from morning.

I believe it should be since morning instead of from morning.

Please help

Re: since and from

Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2012 3:45 am
by Alan
Strictly speaking, you are right.

Informally, however, 'from' often replaces 'since' in such time expressions.