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JimmyH Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Long since...

It has long since we have talked to each other.

Does it sound okay?
  

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No. It has been a long time since we (have) talked to each other.

— Fivejedjon

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No.

It has been a long time since we (have) talked to each other.
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Then under what conditions we will use phrase 'long since'?
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Ian did not know where to turn when he was finally released from prison. Mary had long since divorced him and taken the children to a new life in Australia.
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fivejedjonIt has been a long time since we (have) talked to each other.
I don't think we can put 'have' here; can we?
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karansardanaI don't think we can put 'have' here; can we?
Yes.

The apparent conflation of 'We haven't talked to each other for a long time' and 'It has been a long time since we talked to each other' is quite common.
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But why can't we say, It has long since we have talked.

Long since indicates something that happened quite a long time back. Doesn't it?
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Huzaifa AsifBut why can't we say, It has long since we have talked.Long since indicates something that happened quite a long time back. Doesn't it?
'Long since' means, roughly, 'a long time since the the time we are talking about'. It is just about possible (though I don't recommend it) to say, "It is long since we (have) talked". It is not possi
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