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Could you tell me what the difference between saying (I've had a headache for 3 days) & (I've been having a headache for 3 days) is?
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Could you tell me what the difference between saying (I've had a headache for 3 days) & (I've been having a headache for 3 days) is?
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the first one is more correct. the second phrase is like saying, I have been a series of headaches, each one spanning 3 days...
rather you mean to express there was one headache incident which lasted 3 days long, still now you have it.
rather you mean to express there was one headache incident which lasted 3 days long, still now you have it.
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