Date: Tue, 6 Jun 1995 11:09:22 -0500

From: Gerald Walton vcgw[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]SUNSET.BACKBONE.OLEMISS.EDU

Subject: Re: a while/awhile ??



"For a while, the hope of achieving such a standard rested on the

shoulders of WorldFIP and ISPF. "



My memory of some "rule" from the past is that the two separate words are

used when the "while" is clearly the object of the preposition--"I read my

e-mail for a while last night." And "awhile" is used when it is clear that

it is just an adverbial modifier--"I read e-mail awhile last night."



GWW