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How long haven't you seen him???
Dear all,
Please examine the sentence "how long haven't you seen him?" and tell me if it is idiomatic English. If not, tell me why this is incorrect and how to correct it.
Thank you very much,
Ray
Please examine the sentence "how long haven't you seen him?" and tell me if it is idiomatic English. If not, tell me why this is incorrect and how to correct it.
Thank you very much,
Ray
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" and tell me if it is idiomatic English. g. " Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada)
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- " Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada)
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[nq:1]Please examine the sentence "how long haven't you seen him?" and tell me if it is idiomatic English. If not, tell me why this is incorrect and how to correct it.[/nq]
This is current colloquial English but should not be written (except as reported speech.) You can rephrase appropriately, e.g. "When did you last see him?"
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)
This is current colloquial English but should not be written (except as reported speech.) You can rephrase appropriately, e.g. "When did you last see him?"
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)
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[nq:1]Dear all, Please examine the sentence "how long haven't you seen him?" and tell me if it is idiomatic English. If not, tell me why this is incorrect and how to correct it.[/nq]
It is not idiomatic English. A better phrasing has already been posted.
GFH
It is not idiomatic English. A better phrasing has already been posted.
GFH
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[nq:2]Dear all, Please examine the sentence "how long haven't you ... tell me why this isincorrect and how to correct it.[/nq]
[nq:1]It is not idiomatic English. A better phrasing has already been posted.[/nq]
But, with a different force, we might ask "How long is it since you saw him?" This, of course, is when we are thinking about the period rather than the date; but we often also seem t
[nq:1]It is not idiomatic English. A better phrasing has already been posted.[/nq]
But, with a different force, we might ask "How long is it since you saw him?" This, of course, is when we are thinking about the period rather than the date; but we often also seem t
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[nq:1]tell incorrect[/nq]
[nq:2]It is not idiomatic English. A better phrasing has already been posted.[/nq]
[nq:1]But, with a different force, we might ask "How long is it since you saw him?" This, of course, is when we are thinking about the period rather than the date; but we often also seem to use them interchangeably.[/nq]
I agree with you. That was my interpretation of the though
[nq:2]It is not idiomatic English. A better phrasing has already been posted.[/nq]
[nq:1]But, with a different force, we might ask "How long is it since you saw him?" This, of course, is when we are thinking about the period rather than the date; but we often also seem to use them interchangeably.[/nq]
I agree with you. That was my interpretation of the though
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[nq:1]tell incorrect[/nq]
[nq:2]It is not idiomatic English. A better phrasing has already been posted.[/nq]
[nq:1]But, with a different force, we might ask "How long is it since you saw him?" This, of course, is when we are thinking about the period rather than the date; but we often also seem to use them interchangeably.[/nq]
Not sure, but "For how long haven't you seen him?" seems o
[nq:2]It is not idiomatic English. A better phrasing has already been posted.[/nq]
[nq:1]But, with a different force, we might ask "How long is it since you saw him?" This, of course, is when we are thinking about the period rather than the date; but we often also seem to use them interchangeably.[/nq]
Not sure, but "For how long haven't you seen him?" seems o
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