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Tuongvan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

help edit please

Hi teachers,

Could you possibly edit the following for me?:

a/ Alice : Have you seen Jack recently/lately?
Mary Emotion: surpriseh, I haven't seen him since long

b/ Jack :Mary, Have you come back to your home village recently/lately?
Mary: Oh, I have been very busy nowadays, so I haven;t come back to my home village since long. I will try to come back next year.

Thank you in advance
  

Top answer

Hi. 'since long' doesn't work at all. g.

— Nona the brit

  • Hi.
  • 'since long' doesn't work at all.
  • g.
  • 'since last year' or 'since yesterday'.
  • To use 'long' to show an unspecified but lengthy time, you have to say 'for a long time'.
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Hi.
'since long' doesn't work at all. To use 'since' you need to specify a time e.g. 'since last year' or 'since yesterday'.

To use 'long' to show an unspecified but lengthy time, you have to say 'for a long time'.
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Thank you Nona the Brit,
But how about the whole dialogue? Are there any mistakes in the use of words or grammar?

Best wishes
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