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Victorycountry Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

have not seen you for ages

Hi,

Say I have an old friend. We have not seen each other for about 10 years and we met on a street while passing by the street(=>by the way, can I omit "the street" in "passing by the street"?).

Do I say, "Wow, I haven't seen you for ages"?

If so, is there also other expressions like "I meet you again for the first time for 10 years?"

Thanks in advance.
  

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Hello VC Yes, that's fine. For your 2nd question, maybe: 'How long is it since we saw each other? ' But your first is better.

— MrPedantic

  • Hello VC Yes, that's fine.
  • For your 2nd question, maybe: 'How long is it since we saw each other?
  • ' But your first is better.
  • ) MrP
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Hello VC

Yes, that's fine.

For your 2nd question, maybe: 'How long is it since we saw each other? It must be at least 10 years!'

But your first is better.

(Yes, leave out the 'passing by the street'.)

MrP
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BTW
'Passing by the street' makes no sense unless we know WHICH street you are referring to. Did you mean 'passing by IN the street'? That has a different meaning.

and, a suggestion:

"It must be ten years since last we met!"
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