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Laborious Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
expressions in English
Hi Teachers,
What would be the meaning of the expression "Long time no see!"
Could it mean any of the following? Can we say any of the following sentences to mean "Long time no see!"?
- Didn't see you for a long time!
- I've seen you/ we've met after a long time!
- It's been ages/a long time since we last met.
Thank you.
What would be the meaning of the expression "Long time no see!"
Could it mean any of the following? Can we say any of the following sentences to mean "Long time no see!"?
- Didn't see you for a long time!
- I've seen you/ we've met after a long time!
- It's been ages/a long time since we last met.
Thank you.
Top answer
Laborious It's been ages/a long time since we last met. This one.
- Laborious It's been ages/a long time since we last met.
- This one.
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Thanks a lot, sir, for replying!
I, too, was thinking that the last one (it's been ... ) would be correct and said.
but how about these sentences? Could you please tell the meaning of these sentences too? In what situations would one say these sentences?
- Didn't see you for a long time!
- Where were you? Didn't see you for a long time!
- (I) haven't seen you for
I, too, was thinking that the last one (it's been ... ) would be correct and said.
but how about these sentences? Could you please tell the meaning of these sentences too? In what situations would one say these sentences?
- Didn't see you for a long time!
- Where were you? Didn't see you for a long time!
- (I) haven't seen you for
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LaboriousDidn't see you for a long time!I can't really think of a situation in which I would say that.
LaboriousWhere were you?That would be an unusual question to ask after saying Long time no see! or I haven't seen you in a long time. It would be more likely if, for example, we got split up in a big mall an
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