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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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It's been five days that I didn't come home.
  

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I haven't gone home for five days.

  • I haven't gone home for five days.
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I haven't gone home for five days.
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Mister MicawberI haven't gone home for five days.
I hhaven't been home in five days.
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AnonymousI hhaven't been home in five days.
Mister Micawber's rendition is closer in meaning to the original post.
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I would say "It's been five days since I went home."
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It can be said in three ways.

1. It's been five days since I went home.
2. I haven't gone home for five days.
3. I haven't gone home in the last five days.
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As a speaker of BrE, I think I''d be more likely to say I haven't been home' han I haven't gone home. There is no significant difference, except the been can be used as an alternative to both gone and come.

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