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For the last two days, I have not been feeling well. vs Since the last two days, I have not been feeling well.

The sentence 'For the last two days, I have not been feeling well.' is correct, while 'since the last two days, I have not been feeling well.' is incorrect. 'For' is the correct word to refer to a specific duration of time in the past, while 'since' refers to a starting point in time, not a duration.
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Last updated: July 26, 2024

For the last two days, I have not been feeling well.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate a specific duration of time in the past.

This phrase is used to express that the speaker has been feeling unwell for the past two days.
  • For the last two days, since tabling this motion, I have been inundated with letters from the Iranian Embassy saying, 'No, your sources are not reliable, none of this is happening'.
  • I have been watching you people for the last two days, listening to you, and you are all blind.
  • The last two days, I was sent into the Sinai.
  • For the last two days, you've heard me talking about getting in touch with your primal self.
  • In the last two days, I've spent a quarter.
  • I have now sent a total of three e-mails over the last two days asking for the report in French, with no response.
  • But, you know, I called his office, and they didn't know anything about it or where he's been for the last two days.
  • For the last two days, Elka's done nothing but study magazines, and books, and watch cable shows...
  • For the last two days, all of the students here have done nothing but admire you.
  • In the last two days, the loudest thing in my apartment has been your outfit.
  • The last two days, the bosses have been distracted.
  • I've eaten nothing but one grape an hour for the last two days.
  • Wires apparently down for the last two days.
  • They've been bothersome for the last two days.
  • No outgoing calls for the last two days.
  • We've been avoiding the word fugitive for the last two days.
  • We've been on it for the last two days.
  • Last two days, I couldn't get Gonzo on the phone.
  • No action on his credit card in the last two days, and his cell phone is turned off.
  • In the last two days, my assistants here have done wonderful work and we've unearthed a lot of valuable stuff.

Since the last two days, I have not been feeling well.

This phrase is incorrect in English. 'Since' is used to refer to a starting point in time, not a duration.

  • The last two days, I was sent into the Sinai.
  • In the last two days, I've spent a quarter.
  • For the last two days, since tabling this motion, I have been inundated with letters from the Iranian Embassy saying, 'No, your sources are not reliable, none of this is happening'.
  • I have been watching you people for the last two days, listening to you, and you are all blind.
  • In the last two days, the loudest thing in my apartment has been your outfit.
  • The last two days, the bosses have been distracted.
  • Last two days, I couldn't get Gonzo on the phone.
  • No action on his credit card in the last two days, and his cell phone is turned off.
  • In the last two days, my assistants here have done wonderful work and we've unearthed a lot of valuable stuff.
  • In the last two days, right?
  • Well the last two days, you've been acting like you sat on a cactus.
  • In the last two days, senior black opposition activists visiting this Parliament have insisted that the crisis is nothing to do with land, but about Mugabe's desire to hold on to power.
  • For the last two days, you've heard me talking about getting in touch with your primal self.
  • In the last two days, he's run up nearly $9,000 in expenses.
  • Turns out she has used her atm card In the last two days, though.
  • I know many of us gave in to our baser instincts over the last two days, but I have faith in us all that we can rise above fear and recrimination to rebuild what's been lost.
  • In the last two days, I've been mugged. I've been thrown into garbage, I've been put in jail, my wife has left me.
  • I have now sent a total of three e-mails over the last two days asking for the report in French, with no response.
  • The last two days never happened.
  • Madam President, I do not know whether our actions over the last two days will be successful.

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