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Netpicker9 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Use of since when refering to a person

Hi friends,

Please correct this,

I know john since 5 years

or

I know john last 5 years

(Note: I wanted to say I know john before and not still)
  

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] I wanted to say I know john before and not still I don't really understand what you're trying to say. You've known John for the last five years but you don't know him now? When did you stop knowing him?

— Mr Wordy

  • ] I wanted to say I know john before and not still I don't really understand what you're trying to say.
  • You've known John for the last five years but you don't know him now?
  • When did you stop knowing him?
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Netpicker9I know john last 5 years

[...]

I wanted to say I know john before and not still



I don't really understand what you're trying to say.


You've known John for the last five years but you don't know him now? When did you stop knowing him?

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I have corrected here...

I wanted to say I know john before and still....
That was stupid, isin't it?
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Aha! The dreaded typo where you accidentally insert or omit the word "not". I know it well. (A notorious example comes to mind: the "Adulterers' Bible", which left the word "not" out of "Thou shalt not commit adultery".)

Anyway, back to your question. You can say:

"I've known John for five years."

"I've known John for the last/past five years."

"I've known John
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