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Rezaenglish Posted 5 years ago
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Good back a long way

Reporter: Can you remember your first date?
Man: Ah, good back a long way. I probably went for a walk in a local park or something like that.

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Could you please translate "good back a long way" into simple english?


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rezaenglish Could you please translate "good back a long way" into simple english? It sounds like he misspoke. "Good back a long way" is not possible in my US dialect.

  • rezaenglish Could you please translate "good back a long way" into simple english?
  • It sounds like he misspoke.
  • "Good back a long way" is not possible in my US dialect.
  • Maybe "a good long way back", meaning a very long time ago.
  • He might have said "going back a long way" with similar intent.
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rezaenglishCould you please translate "good back a long way" into simple english?

It sounds like he misspoke. "Good back a long way" is not possible in my US dialect. Maybe "a good long way back", meaning a very long time ago. He might have said "going back a long way" with similar intent.

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Could you please translate "good back a long way" into simple English?

That doesn't make any sense. Did you read it or hear it? I think the speaker probably said ''(that) goes back a long way", meaning it was a long time ago.

Clive

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