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Nikitus Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Jess, we’re friends for fifteen years. The whole school is talking about the video, and I was the last one to know about it.

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Are the following sentences grammatically correct?

Jess, we’re friends for fifteen years. The whole school is talking about the video, and I was the last one to know about it.

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They're good. S. We use "We've been friends for fifteen years".

  • They're good.
  • S.
  • We use "We've been friends for fifteen years".
  • It isn't considered incorrect, however.
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They're good. As far as I know, "we're friends for fifteen years" isn't the norm in the U.S. We use "We've been friends for fifteen years". It isn't considered incorrect, however.

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