0
Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
After a long-time thinking//After a long thought
After a long-time thinking, I made up my mind to walk away without leaving any penny.
After a long thought, ... donating any penny.
Hi,
Do both of the above sound idiomatic and mean about the same to you? Thanks.
After a long thought, ... donating any penny.
Hi,
Do both of the above sound idiomatic and mean about the same to you? Thanks.
Top answer
No. After thinking for a long time , After I thought for a long time ,
- No.
- After thinking for a long time , After I thought for a long time ,
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
6 Answers
0
No.
After thinking for a long time,
After I thought for a long time,
After thinking for a long time,
After I thought for a long time,
00
0
00
GB hits:
74 on "after a long thought"
233 on "after thinking for a long time" [more popular
Also, I consider a long thought wrong. It's not just one thought that's involved, it's a multitude of them, a process. Thought isn't process, thinking is.
74 on "after a long thought"
233 on "after thinking for a long time" [more popular
Also, I consider a long thought wrong. It's not just one thought that's involved, it's a multitude of them, a process. Thought isn't process, thinking is.
00
0
Is "after long thought" a correct expression in english, whatever it means?
0
Related Questions