Sentence with "since"

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Hello!. I have recently be said that the first of the following sentences is correct. I wonder whether the second one is correct too and with the exactly same meaning than the first one. I even wonder why the first one is correct:

I´m a shoemaker since 1985.

I´ve been a shoemaker since 1985.

For example, it comes to my mind the next sentences:

I have known her since 1985.

I know her since 1985.

Are both of these sentences correct as well??.

Thank you very much in advance.

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Avangi · Accepted Answer

In the US, the short versions are sometimes heard among European immigrants.  I don't think they're correct.

Anonymous · Answer

Hi again.

I have been used to listen to the second type of sentence, but I have recently heard the short one from an American English teacher...in an example quite similar than the first one I have written. The second one is my own creation.

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Avangi · Answer

Hmm. The types are reversed in the second pair. The longer versions are correct, right?

I guess you're saying that an American English teacher used the short version, or something similar. Perhaps he's "second generation." People's families have a lasting effect on their language habits. Who knows where he picked it up! But I'm not prepared to call it correct.

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