How to correct "Since ... ago"
I've heard it's not grammatical to say "since ... ago". For example,
(1a) Since two months ago, we buy ten pieces of fruit every day.
I have tried to correct it below.
(1b) Two months ago, we bought ten pieces of fruit. Since then, we do that every day.
I am not sure if my revision is correct. Please help me. Thank you very much.
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ansonguy I've heard it's not grammatical to say "since ... ago". For example, (1a) Since two months ago, we buy ten pieces of fruit every day.
- ansonguy I've heard it's not grammatical to say "since ...
- ago".
- For example, (1a) Since two months ago, we buy ten pieces of fruit every day.
- I have tried to correct it below.
- (1b) Two months ago, we bought ten pieces of fruit.
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ansonguyI've heard it's not grammatical to say "since ... ago". For example,
(1a) Since two months ago, we buy ten pieces of fruit every day.
I have tried to correct it below.
(1b) Two months ago, we bought ten pieces of fruit. Since then, we do that every day.
I am not sure if my revision is correct. Please help me. Thank you very much.
0You need a for-phrase of time, thus:
We have been buying (ten pieces of) fruit every day for two months.
It's highly unlikely that any native speaker would bother to specify ten pieces.
CJ
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