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Necrophagist Posted 8 years ago
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A long time ago/before
And they say we stopped evolving a long time ago.
And they said we'd stopped evolving a long time ago?
Is this correct? And why is "ago" better than "before"?
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Is this correct? Maybe; I'm not sure what you intend. Necrophagist why is "ago" better than "before"?
- Is this correct?
- Maybe; I'm not sure what you intend.
- Necrophagist why is "ago" better than "before"?
- 'Ago' = before now 'Before' = before a time other than now (either past or future)
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NecrophagistAnd they say we stopped evolving a long time ago.And they said we'd stopped evolving a long time ago?Is this correct?
Maybe; I'm not sure what you intend.
Necrophagist why is "ago" better than "before"?
'Ago' = before now
'Before' = before a time other than now (either past or future)
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NecrophagistIs this correct?
Yes.
NecrophagistAnd why is "ago" better than "before"?
Is it better? I don't know about that. "a long time before" is used with the past perfect.
He regularly attended Mass, something I'd stopped doing a long time before.
But "a long time ago" is also used, and
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