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Makiasan Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
I usually see ... but I haven't seen ...
My friends and I usually meet every month, but we didn't see each other in April, May and June (it's June now).
is it OK to say like ;
1) I usually see my friends once a month, but I haven't see them for a long time.
2) I usually see my friends once a month, but I haven't see them for a while.
To me, the first one sounds strange. What do you think of? If both of the sentences sound strange, how do you say this?
Maki
is it OK to say like ;
1) I usually see my friends once a month, but I haven't see them for a long time.
2) I usually see my friends once a month, but I haven't see them for a while.
To me, the first one sounds strange. What do you think of? If both of the sentences sound strange, how do you say this?
Maki
Top answer
once a month'. So (1) sounds strange to me, because 'a long time' suggests at least a year, if not years( depending on the emphasis given when you say 'long'), not two-and-a-half months. Hence, I would express this situation using (2).
- once a month'.
- So (1) sounds strange to me, because 'a long time' suggests at least a year, if not years( depending on the emphasis given when you say 'long'), not two-and-a-half months.
- Hence, I would express this situation using (2).
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You begin by saying that 'usually see...once a month'. So (1) sounds strange to me, because 'a long time' suggests at least a year, if not years( depending on the emphasis given when you say 'long'), not two-and-a-half months.
Hence, I would express this situation using (2).
Hence, I would express this situation using (2).
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