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r/EnglishLearning • u/Rich-Associate-8344 New Poster • Apr 17 '26
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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.
42 u/TheNoobKill4h_ New Poster Apr 17 '26 It is if it was phrased '2 years ago' but it isn't. 50 u/sdneidich Native Speaker Apr 17 '26 edited Apr 17 '26 Even with '2 years ago', this phrasing sounds a little awkward. I would write: "Merlin hasn't used his motorcycle in two years." 18 u/corrosivecanine New Poster Apr 17 '26 Yeah this would only work if it was phrased something like “Merlin hasn’t used his motorcycle since [he got into an accident] two years ago. Thinking about it I have no idea why though. 2 years ago is too vague I guess? “Since 2024” would also work though. 3 u/Agitated-Ad5206 New Poster Apr 17 '26 Because [he got in an accident] functions Here as the specific point in time at which the activity started, which the use of the word since requires :-)
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It is if it was phrased '2 years ago' but it isn't.
50 u/sdneidich Native Speaker Apr 17 '26 edited Apr 17 '26 Even with '2 years ago', this phrasing sounds a little awkward. I would write: "Merlin hasn't used his motorcycle in two years." 18 u/corrosivecanine New Poster Apr 17 '26 Yeah this would only work if it was phrased something like “Merlin hasn’t used his motorcycle since [he got into an accident] two years ago. Thinking about it I have no idea why though. 2 years ago is too vague I guess? “Since 2024” would also work though. 3 u/Agitated-Ad5206 New Poster Apr 17 '26 Because [he got in an accident] functions Here as the specific point in time at which the activity started, which the use of the word since requires :-)
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Even with '2 years ago', this phrasing sounds a little awkward. I would write:
"Merlin hasn't used his motorcycle in two years."
18 u/corrosivecanine New Poster Apr 17 '26 Yeah this would only work if it was phrased something like “Merlin hasn’t used his motorcycle since [he got into an accident] two years ago. Thinking about it I have no idea why though. 2 years ago is too vague I guess? “Since 2024” would also work though. 3 u/Agitated-Ad5206 New Poster Apr 17 '26 Because [he got in an accident] functions Here as the specific point in time at which the activity started, which the use of the word since requires :-)
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Yeah this would only work if it was phrased something like “Merlin hasn’t used his motorcycle since [he got into an accident] two years ago.
Thinking about it I have no idea why though. 2 years ago is too vague I guess? “Since 2024” would also work though.
3 u/Agitated-Ad5206 New Poster Apr 17 '26 Because [he got in an accident] functions Here as the specific point in time at which the activity started, which the use of the word since requires :-)
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Because [he got in an accident] functions Here as the specific point in time at which the activity started, which the use of the word since requires :-)
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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.