<u>Since Versus Ever Since</u><br/><br/>What's the difference between the two?<br/><br/>I wrote here two examples:<br/><br/>I've known him since 1980.<br/><br/>I've had issues with this computer ever since I purchased it.<br/><br/>I used <i>since</i> in the first sentence and <i>ever since</i> in the second. In this way it sounds natural to me.<br/><br/>However, I've actually never thought if there's a real difference between the two. I mean: if I wrote<br/><br/><i>ever since</i> in the first sentence, would it be wrong?<br/><br/>When can we replace them with each other?<br/><br/>Regards