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Abil Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

a few centimeters long for me

I bought a pant today, but coming back home when I put it on I found that it is a few centimeters long for me.

Is the sentence correct?
  

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Abil I bought a pant today, but coming back home when I put it on I found that it is a few centimeters long for me. Is the sentence correct? No.

— Optilang

  • Abil I bought a pant today, but coming back home when I put it on I found that it is a few centimeters long for me.
  • Is the sentence correct?
  • No.
  • Do you mean you bought a pair of trousers?
  • I bought a pair of trousers today, but when I got (back) home and put them on I found they are a few centimetres too long.
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AbilI bought a pant today, but coming back home when I put it on I found that it is a few centimeters long for me.

Is the sentence correct?

No.

Do you mean you bought a pair of trousers?

I bought a pair of trousers today, but when I got (back) home and put them on I found they are a few centimetres too long.
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Oh yes, a pair trousers. But why the "too"? Is it mendatory?
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Hi

I would use too in this sentence.

These trousers are too long for me.

These trousers are too long.

Those trousers look (a bit) long on you.

mandatory
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trousers (BrE); pants (AmE)
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Thanks Optilang and Yoong Liat.
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