When and How to Use 'when' and 'as'

Penny Tompkins and James Lawley

We often deal with big chunk topics at The Developing Group (e.g. Emergence, Constructivism, Self-Decption, etc.) so this time we’ve decided to focus on a particular part of the Symbolic Modelling process: the use of ‘when/as'.  ‘When’ and ’as’ one of the primary ways to cleanly invite clients to attend to an aspect of their perception of their Metaphor Landscape.

How to use During, For and While

The prepositions during, for, and while are often used with time time expressions. Let's take a look at the difference in usage between during, for, and while.

How to use during

during is a preposition which is used before a noun (during + noun) to say when something happens. It does not tell us how long it happened. For example:
"Nobody spoke during the presentation."
"We get plenty of snow here during the winter."