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Scw72 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

how long vs.how long time

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00I'm just wondering what is the difference between '01b00how long02b00' and '01b00how long time02b00' in terms of thier meanings and grammatical features?02br
00For example, Are 'How long have you been waiting for me?' and 'How long time have you been waiting for me?' different or similar? 02br
00Thank you for your answer in advance!02br
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0'How long time' is always incorrect. 0-

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0'How long time' is always incorrect. 0-
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1i00How long time02i00 is wrong. Say: 01i00How long 01b00did02b00 you wait for me?02i00 Theoretically, you could say: 01i00How long 01b00a02b00 time did you wait for me?02i00 but it isn't very common.02br
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1i00How long time02i02br
01b00was02b00 used in literature, but that was over a hundred years ago: 02br
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00by Augustine, William Greenough Thayer Shedd - 05100 - 1860 - 417 pages02br
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01b00How long time02b00 is it since he said this?" "01b0
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0He took his vorpal sword in hand, 02br
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00Long time the manxome foe he sought.02br
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00So rested he by tum tum tree02br
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00And stood a while in thought. Lewis Carroll, I think. Don't know what year. Edit. Yup, 18550-
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0Avangi, that is the only poem I've ever memorized. I can still do the whole thing. 0-
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