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John liao Posted 12 years ago
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since or since that? new concept English 2.59

Yesterday my husband removed the gate and Rex got so annoyed we have not seen him since.

Does "since" mean "since that" or "since then"? So, does "since that" also make sense here?
  

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"since that" and "since then" both make sense and mean the same thing. "since then" seems preferable in careful English.

— GPY

  • "since that" and "since then" both make sense and mean the same thing.
  • "since then" seems preferable in careful English.
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"since that" and "since then" both make sense and mean the same thing. "since then" seems preferable in careful English.
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Whether Rex is an animal or a person, since means "since that time", for which "since then" is equally good.
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Hello GPY, I am sorry but "since that" surely needs a qualifier? "Since that event"; "since he did so"; would do but just "since that" cannot be right.
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CitiboxHello GPY, I am sorry but "since that" surely needs a qualifier? "Since that event"; "since he did so"; would do but just "since that" cannot be right.
I think that "since that" is used by itself, isn't it? I think I use it sometimes. "that" is understood to mean "that time/event/incident/etc.".

Perhaps someone else can give an opinion on this.
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