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Rummycove Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Since...ago
I thought that "since" and "ago" should not be used in the same sentence, f. ex. instead of "I have been living here since 3 years ago" we should say "I have been living here for three years."
But some time ago I heard a native English speaker using "since" and "ago" in the same sentence. I don't remember the exact sentence, but are there perfectly correct sentences where they can be used together?
But some time ago I heard a native English speaker using "since" and "ago" in the same sentence. I don't remember the exact sentence, but are there perfectly correct sentences where they can be used together?
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Maybe something like this is what you remembered: Since I had stayed in Liverpool many years ago, I knew the city's pubs very well.
- Maybe something like this is what you remembered: Since I had stayed in Liverpool many years ago, I knew the city's pubs very well.
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Maybe something like this is what you remembered:
Since I had stayed in Liverpool many years ago, I knew the city's pubs very well.
Since I had stayed in Liverpool many years ago, I knew the city's pubs very well.
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Thank you again for the answer, but I was wondering if "since...ago" (like in "He has lived in London since 5 years ago") is correct. In the meantime, I found the answer somewhere else (http://www.learnersdictionary.com/blog.php?action=ViewBlogArticle&ba_id=48), namely, that it
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rummycoveit is correct gramatically but not very natural to use it.That just about sums it up!
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Just a passing two cents on the subject. For people who don't take a fine comb to English, the " since + ago " construction is an acceptable structure, but it's a grammatically grey area. Personally, I would say it's wrong.
I'd much prefer: I have lived in London for 5 years. " I've lived in London since
I'd much prefer: I have lived in London for 5 years. " I've lived in London since
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1. He has lived in Taipei for three years. -- correct
2. He has lived in Taipei since three years ago. -- questionable
3. He has lived in Taipei since he arrived there two years ago. -- correct
[In this sentence, "since" is used to modify the whole clause "since he
arrived
there two years ago," not the phrase "two years ago."]
4. Since its original publication almost 20 ye
2. He has lived in Taipei since three years ago. -- questionable
3. He has lived in Taipei since he arrived there two years ago. -- correct
[In this sentence, "since" is used to modify the whole clause "since he
arrived
there two years ago," not the phrase "two years ago."]
4. Since its original publication almost 20 ye
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CalifJimit is correct gramatically but not very natural to use it.I have lived here since yesterday.
I have lived here since 3 years ago.
Both yesterday and 3 years ago are definite points in past time.
There's nothing wrong with them.
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