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Hly2004 Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

all day/ all day long

Hi;-)

I've been waiting for you all day.

I've been waiting for you all day long.

I think the second is stronger in meaning than the first one, am I rght?
  

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It is difficult to put my fingers on their subtleties - for me as a non-native speaker the latter connotes more the idea of the huge amount of time being up the spout. I do not want to talk through my hat, it is only a personal opinion. Is the use of comma justifiable in my last sentence?

— Inchoateknowledge

  • It is difficult to put my fingers on their subtleties - for me as a non-native speaker the latter connotes more the idea of the huge amount of time being up the spout.
  • I do not want to talk through my hat, it is only a personal opinion.
  • Is the use of comma justifiable in my last sentence?
  • Why?
  • Inchoate
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It is difficult to put my fingers on their subtleties - for me as a non-native speaker the latter connotes more the idea of the huge amount of time being up the spout.
I do not want to talk through my hat, it is only a personal opinion.
Is the use of comma justifiable in my last sentence?
Why?

Inchoate
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Hi guys,

Yes, 'long' emphasizes the length of time.

I do not want to talk through my hat, it is only a personal opinion.
Is the use of comma justifiable in my last sentence? No. These are two separate sentences.

Best wishes, Clive
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