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Nsfs2 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

From thousands of years ago

Hi,
Is the following sentence natural in English?
'...we saw ancient ruins and tombs from thousands of years ago...'
Thanks.
  

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Yes.

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Mister MicawberYes.
Is it acceptable in academic writing?
Lots of thanks Mister Micawber.
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nsfs2Is it acceptable in academic writing?
The whole sentence does not sound very academic, but the phrase is standard English, yes.
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