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Eehao Posted 9 years ago
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Not long later?
I heard some non native speakers using 'not long later' instead of 'before long'. Is the phrase 'not long later' , 'no long later' or 'not long after' correct?
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eehao I heard some non native speakers using 'not long later' instead of 'before long'. Well, non-native speakers are liable to say all sorts of things. eehao Is the phrase 'not long later' , 'no long later' or 'not long after' correct?
- eehao I heard some non native speakers using 'not long later' instead of 'before long'.
- Well, non-native speakers are liable to say all sorts of things.
- eehao Is the phrase 'not long later' , 'no long later' or 'not long after' correct?
- 'Not long after' is common and native; the other two are not.
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eehaoI heard some non native speakers using 'not long later' instead of 'before long'.
Well, non-native speakers are liable to say all sorts of things.
eehaoIs the phrase 'not long later' , 'no long later' or 'not long after' correct?
'Not long after' is common and native; the other two are not.
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