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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

For (so) long

I'm sorry that I couldn't stick around for Emotion: football long.

Is "for Emotion: football long" is not appropriate in written english?(or when writing a formal essay)

for a long time is better? or just no distinction?
  

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Hard to say. I cannot think of a very formal situation in which you might use either, really (in which I would use, perhaps, 'for a considerable length of time'), but plenty of written English is comfortable with those phrases, certainly.

— Mister Micawber

  • Hard to say.
  • I cannot think of a very formal situation in which you might use either, really (in which I would use, perhaps, 'for a considerable length of time'), but plenty of written English is comfortable with those phrases, certainly.
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Hard to say. I cannot think of a very formal situation in which you might use either, really (in which I would use, perhaps, 'for a considerable length of time'), but plenty of written English is comfortable with those phrases, certainly.
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Thank you for your answer.

Sorry, I didn't understand clearly what you said..

What you mean is 'for a long time' and 'for long' can be seen often in written English? or..?
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Yes, I see them as 'standard' - neither formal nor informal, particularly.
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