Please help me to correct this sentence

Sashline Is the proposition used in this follwing sentence correct:-" I long for a day when you and I are no longer in need for keyboards. "

No, It should be 'of'. However, just using the verb 'need' is simpler.

I would expect "long for the day".

I see, thanks

enoonI would expect "long for the day".

It certainly sounds more natural, though I think that 'a day' is possible.

Enoon " long for a day" sounds correct to me, not sure though

Sashline " long for a day" sounds correct to me, not sure though

There is only one COCA citation for 'long/longs/longing/longed for a day'; there are 26 for 'long/longs/longing/longed for the day'. The former is therefore far less commonly used though, as I said, I think it's possible.

That one result was from George W. Bush speaking off the cuff. I think we can discount it. Idiom demands "the".

I was chatting with my gf who is studying abroad and I wrote that sentence , she laughed about it because she thought it was so pathetic of me to write such a sentence.

enoonThat one result was from George W. Bush speaking off the cuff. I think we can discount it. Idiom demands "the".

I agree that the natural construction is 'long for the day'. I don't think we can say that 'long for a day' is wrong - though I have to say that the fact Dubya said it is pretty compelling evidence that it's sub-standard.

Using the phrase "you and I" is a bit weak, because it's sort of like the object of the sentence. Saying "we" would probably be preferable and would certainly streamline the sentence.