a while or awhile

Awhile means for sometime. For example, 'This is a tough job and will take awhile to get over.' On the other hand when while is an object to a prepositional phrase it needs to be separated from 'a'. Here is a usage of a while How often has your friend told you: 'Please lend me your book for a while.'

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• dateline vs deadline
• woman vs women
• buttox vs buttocks
• appauled vs appalled
• absorbtion vs absorption
• writting vs writing
• ninty vs ninety
• practicle vs practical
• extend vs extent
• gaurd vs guard

Definitions

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• r  for a short time
  sit down and stay awhile
  they settled awhile in Virginia before moving West

News & Articles

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• Extra points: Chances Michigan-Notre Dame returns; an all-state All-Big Ten sweep?
  If the Michigan-Notre Dame football rivalry resumes after 2014, it will likely take awhile.
  June 14, 2013 - Detroit Free Press
• Bernard Hopkins vs. Karo Murat Reportedly Called off Due to Visa Issues
  It appears that fans anticipating Bernard Hopkins' first defense of his IBF Light Heavyweight championship belt will have to wait awhile. His scheduled defense against Karo Murat has reportedly been canceled.  According to Boxingscene .com , the fight has been called off due to visa issues. The matchup was supposed to headline a televised Showtime card at the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn, N.Y ...
  June 14, 2013 - Bleacher Report
• Concert review: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
  In music, you can indeed go home again. Ricky Skaggs got his start in bluegrass music, sharing the stage with Bill Monroe at age 6, yet it wasn’t until the early 1980s that he broke into mainstream country and charted three No. 1 albums in a row. But such success is fleeting, and after awhile
  June 14, 2013 - Seattle Times