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Kooyeen Posted 17 years ago
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Long!
Get ready for some confusion! LOL. Could you check these and tell me what you think?
1) I haven't used it in a long time.
= It's been a long time since I last used it.
2) I haven't used it for a long time.
= Same as #1: It's been a long time since I last used it.
3) I haven't used it (for) long.
= I have always used if for a short time. I've never used it much.
= Same as #4: I have been using it for a short time.
("for" is rarely included)
4) I haven't been using it (for) long.
= I have been using it for a short time.
("for" is rarely included)
5) I haven't been using it in/for a long time.
= This is odd and is not used.
If what I "supposed" is correct, then... I wonder if structure #2 could also mean the same as #3 or #4. If that was the case, it can be very ambiguous if taken out of context.
Any comment will be appreciated. Thank you in advance.
1) I haven't used it in a long time.
= It's been a long time since I last used it.
2) I haven't used it for a long time.
= Same as #1: It's been a long time since I last used it.
3) I haven't used it (for) long.
= I have always used if for a short time. I've never used it much.
= Same as #4: I have been using it for a short time.
("for" is rarely included)
4) I haven't been using it (for) long.
= I have been using it for a short time.
("for" is rarely included)
5) I haven't been using it in/for a long time.
= This is odd and is not used.
If what I "supposed" is correct, then... I wonder if structure #2 could also mean the same as #3 or #4. If that was the case, it can be very ambiguous if taken out of context.
Any comment will be appreciated. Thank you in advance.
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1) I haven't used it in a long time. = It's been a long time since I last used it. OK.
- 1) I haven't used it in a long time.
- = It's been a long time since I last used it.
- OK.
- 2) I haven't used it for a long time.
- = Same as #1: It's been a long time since I last used it.
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1) I haven't used it in a long time.
= It's been a long time since I last used it. OK.
2) I haven't used it for a long time.
= Same as #1: It's been a long time since I last used it. OK. But I like 1) better for this meaning.
3) I haven't used it (for) long.
= I have always used if f
= It's been a long time since I last used it. OK.
2) I haven't used it for a long time.
= Same as #1: It's been a long time since I last used it. OK. But I like 1) better for this meaning.
3) I haven't used it (for) long.
= I have always used if f
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Ok, thanks! [Y]
It's not clear to me yet what #3 means though, and I am not sure about several other things... I'll try to keep this short, let's see...
I'll make up some dialogues, just to check what I should say in similar situations.
Scenario 1 (No one is playing)
a) They say that if you play games on cellphones like yours for more than one hour it sudd
It's not clear to me yet what #3 means though, and I am not sure about several other things... I'll try to keep this short, let's see...
I'll make up some dialogues, just to check what I should say in similar situations.
Scenario 1 (No one is playing)
a) They say that if you play games on cellphones like yours for more than one hour it sudd
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Scenario 1 (No one is playing)
a) They say that if you play games on cellphones like yours for more than one hour it suddenly heats up and it stops working. Is it true? Does yours have that problem?
b) I don't know, I haven't played long (yet)... / I don't know, I've never played long on my phone... / etc.
I don't kno
a) They say that if you play games on cellphones like yours for more than one hour it suddenly heats up and it stops working. Is it true? Does yours have that problem?
b) I don't know, I haven't played long (yet)... / I don't know, I've never played long on my phone... / etc.
I don't kno
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