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Spotlite1789 Posted 16 years ago
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"Since last we spoke" and "Last we spoke"
"Since last we spoke..." or "Last we spoke...". Which is the correct expression or are they both correct but mean something slightly different? And what do they mean exactly?
I would think use them like so:
"Since last we spoke, I've quit my job, won the lottery, moved house, gotten married, travelled around the worldtwice and taken up synchronized swimming (I'm the only guy on the team). How have you been?"
"Last we spoke, you were on vacation in Albania. Did you have a good time? What have you been up to since then?"
Are these correct?
I would think use them like so:
"Since last we spoke, I've quit my job, won the lottery, moved house, gotten married, travelled around the world
"Last we spoke, you were on vacation in Albania. Did you have a good time? What have you been up to since then?"
Are these correct?
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'Last we spoke' is a shortened, more casual version of 'since [the] last [time that] we spoke' or a shortened version of 'when last we spoke [the last time]', so both of your sentences are OK.
- 'Last we spoke' is a shortened, more casual version of 'since [the] last [time that] we spoke' or a shortened version of 'when last we spoke [the last time]', so both of your sentences are OK.
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'Last we spoke' is a shortened, more casual version of 'since [the] last [time that] we spoke' or a shortened version of 'when last we spoke [the last time]', so both of your sentences are OK.
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