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TakaDo these two have exactly the same meaning?

The first one is clear enough, but the second one does not tell us it was the first time.

Mister Micawber but the second one does not tell us it was the first time.

Do you mean the second one means there is a possibility that she might have met him more than once during that five years, MM?

TakaDo you mean the second one means there is a possibility that she might have met him more than once during that five years, MM?

Sure: She meet him every year. She met him after three years. She met him after four years. She met him after five years.

OK. What about this then? Is it possible to take it as the same as the first one?

She met him after an interval of five years.

Taka What about this then? Is it possible to take it as the same as the first one?She met him after an interval of five years.

Yes, that seems equivalent.

Good! Everything is clear now.

Thanks, MM!

OH, just one thing, MM.

I've noticed afterwards that I said "that five years", not "those five years"?

Did it sound wrong?

TakaI've noticed afterwards that I said "that five years", not "those five years"?Did it sound wrong?

I didn't notice. A single block of time or several consecutive units—both are easily assumed.

Mister Micawber A single block of time or several consecutive units—both are easily assumed.

Great! Just as I thought.

Thanks, MM!