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Sasha Yudaev Posted 12 years ago
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Referring to the phrase "smth takes a long time" can I say "it takes me by far longer than it usually does ME", especially this little change from "takes" to "does" in the second part of the sentence.. And is "me" allowed afterwards?
  

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????? "it takes me by far longer than it usually does ME", It isn't very clear to me what you are trying to say. " is talking about what generally happens.

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  • "it takes me by far longer than it usually does ME", It isn't very clear to me what you are trying to say.
  • " is talking about what generally happens.
  • It can't generally take longer than it usually does.
  • You could say, for example, "It took me much longer than it usually does".
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???? ?????"it takes me by far longer than it usually does ME",
It isn't very clear to me what you are trying to say. "It takes me ..." is talking about what generally happens. It can't generally take longer than it usually does. You could say, for example, "It took me much longer than it usually does".
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imagine if smb asks me how much time I last spent on doing my homework and then I answer that "It took me longer that it usually does"
(for example, because this one is harder then previous homework).
Can I say "It took me longer that it does me normally". can I use "me" after "does" ?????
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And can I use "by far" before "longer" ??
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???? ?????Can I say "It took me longer that it does me normally". can I use "me" after "does" ?????
"It took me longer than it does ( me ) normally". It is not impossible to include "me", but normally it would be omitted, and I recommend that you omit it.
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???? ????? And can I use "by far" before "longer" ??
Normally you would say "far longer" (or "longer by far"). "by far longer" doesn't feel natural to me.
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