During which

[Dmitry71]

Hello!
Is the following phrase correct?
"I was married for 19 years, during which time my ex-husband was playing cards every Friday"
Can it be said without the word "time"?

Thanks in advance

[Marius Hancu]

Yes, but the reference would change to years from time:

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The National cyclopaedia of American biography‎ (http://books.google.com/books?id=i-cDAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22years+during+which+he%22)

United States (http://books.google.com/books?q=+subject:%22United+States%22) - 1910
Page 140

There he remained about two years, during which he served as moderator of the
presbytery of ...
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[Petrina]

And will it be a mistake if I say "I was married for 19 years, during which my ex-husband was playing..."?
"During" always refers to time. Why is it necessary to supplement it with the word "time" here?

[Marius Hancu]

The problem with "years, during which" is that it makes you to think just at the years in that period, say 2008, 2009 ..., not at the minutes, etc.

"Time" gives it a more complete meaning, IMO.

[Petrina]

Google returns a total of 40,700 results for "minutes during which time" and over 10,000 results for "seconds during which time".
Why is the word "time" used here? Especially with "seconds" there is no shorter time interval that needs to be emphasized.

[Marius Hancu]

You do what you want, I told you what I like and that's it.