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User_gary Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

I haven't seen you in forever

I haven't seen you in forever.

I know forever means everlasting but I wonder what it means here. Does it mean "in a long time"?
  

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Yes, but it strikes me as informal.

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  • Yes, but it strikes me as informal.
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Yes, but it strikes me as informal.
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Yes.

We also use the phrase 'in/for an eternity'.
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And other informal expressions: "in a month of Sundays," "in donkey's years," "in a ****'s age."
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Wow, A.S. I've never heard of a single one of those expressions. They are quite creative though. :-)
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KJinCali79 Wow, A.S. I've never heard of a single one of those expressions. They are quite creative though. :-)
They are rather common in the southern US, and used as informal and friendly expressions of pleasant surprise.

Why honey, you are a sight for sore eyes!! I haven't seen you in a month of Sundays.
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Thanks. All of them are new to me. I have never heard of it before.
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User_garyThanks. All of them are new to me. I have never heard of it before.
That's one reason we're all here.
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