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Liveinjapan Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

It will take

It will take a few years for me to understand this theory.

The above sentence I wrote may be correct. Can I say:

I won't let it take a long time for me to understand this theory.

What I want to say is I'm going to understand this theory as soon as I can.

Thanks
LiJ
  

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It will take a few years for me to understand this theory -- This means that it will take a long time. I won't let it take a long time for me to understand this theory. I'm going to understand this theory as soon as I can .

— Mister Micawber

  • It will take a few years for me to understand this theory -- This means that it will take a long time.
  • I won't let it take a long time for me to understand this theory.
  • I'm going to understand this theory as soon as I can .
  • -- both of these are grammatically OK, but not natural.
  • I suggest: I want to understand this theory as soon as I can.
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It will take a few years for me to understand this theory-- This means that it will take a long time.

I won't let it take a long time for me to understand this theory.
I'm going to understand this theory as soon as I can. -- both of these are grammatically OK, but not natural.

I suggest:
I want to understand this theory as soon as I can.
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I like this one by MM:

It won't take long for me to understand this theory
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Thanks Mr and Marius. Emotion: smile

It won't take long for me to understand this theory.
I want to understand this theory
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