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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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a while ago

If you called about 10 minutes ago. Would you say "I called a bit ago" or" I called a while ago"?

<about 10 minutes later>
Customer: I called a bit ago/a while ago about my computer.
Customer Service Rep: How can I help you.

Thanks.
  

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New2grammar If you called about 10 minutes ago. Would you say "I called a bit ago" or" I called a while ago"? <about 10 minutes later> Customer: I called a bit ago/a while ago about my computer.

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  • New2grammar If you called about 10 minutes ago.
  • Would you say "I called a bit ago" or" I called a while ago"?
  • <about 10 minutes later> Customer: I called a bit ago/a while ago about my computer.
  • Customer Service Rep: How can I help you.
  • Thanks.
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New2grammarIf you called about 10 minutes ago. Would you say "I called a bit ago" or" I called a while ago"?

<about 10 minutes later>
Customer: I called a bit ago/a while ago about my computer.
Customer Service Rep: How can I help you.

Thanks.

I would use 'a while ago'.
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Yes, a native English-speaker would say "I called a while ago", (but if it were only ten minutes previously, you could say "I called a short while ago").

If you want to use "bit" in such a sentence, you could say "I called a bit earlier".
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