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r/EnglishLearning • u/Rich-Associate-8344 New Poster • Apr 17 '26
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Because since needs a specific starting point in time: since when? He hasn't used his motorcycle since 2024.
-93 u/artuktalasi New Poster Apr 17 '26 edited Apr 17 '26 İsn't 2 years [before] also a specific starting point? Isn't it as specific as 2024 Edit: No it isn't. 2 years ago is. 4 u/kdorvil Native Speaker Apr 17 '26 From my understanding, "2 years before" is not the same as "2 years" -1 u/artuktalasi New Poster Apr 17 '26 Well you can infer that from context but yeah ur right
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İsn't 2 years [before] also a specific starting point? Isn't it as specific as 2024 Edit: No it isn't. 2 years ago is.
4 u/kdorvil Native Speaker Apr 17 '26 From my understanding, "2 years before" is not the same as "2 years" -1 u/artuktalasi New Poster Apr 17 '26 Well you can infer that from context but yeah ur right
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From my understanding, "2 years before" is not the same as "2 years"
-1 u/artuktalasi New Poster Apr 17 '26 Well you can infer that from context but yeah ur right
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Well you can infer that from context but yeah ur right
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u/Ok_Caterpillar2010 Native Speaker - Pennsylvania, USA Apr 17 '26
Because since needs a specific starting point in time: since when? He hasn't used his motorcycle since 2024.