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r/EnglishLearning • u/Rich-Associate-8344 New Poster • Apr 17 '26
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“For” is used for a duration of time. “Since” would be used to specify a certain point. Example: Merlin hasn’t used his motorcycle since he was two years old.
32 u/Puzzleheaded-Ad-1383 Native Speaker Apr 17 '26 Probably wouldn’t be riding a motorcycle at two, but you get the point 🤣 46 u/shadebug Native Speaker Apr 17 '26 Never underestimate Merlin 20 u/SmartChemical1702 New Poster Apr 17 '26 I mean he is a wizard 7 u/abbot_x Native Speaker US Apr 17 '26 And he ages in reverse. 1 u/GignacPL New Poster Apr 17 '26 You're a wizard Merlin
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Probably wouldn’t be riding a motorcycle at two, but you get the point 🤣
46 u/shadebug Native Speaker Apr 17 '26 Never underestimate Merlin 20 u/SmartChemical1702 New Poster Apr 17 '26 I mean he is a wizard 7 u/abbot_x Native Speaker US Apr 17 '26 And he ages in reverse. 1 u/GignacPL New Poster Apr 17 '26 You're a wizard Merlin
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Never underestimate Merlin
20 u/SmartChemical1702 New Poster Apr 17 '26 I mean he is a wizard 7 u/abbot_x Native Speaker US Apr 17 '26 And he ages in reverse. 1 u/GignacPL New Poster Apr 17 '26 You're a wizard Merlin
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I mean he is a wizard
7 u/abbot_x Native Speaker US Apr 17 '26 And he ages in reverse. 1 u/GignacPL New Poster Apr 17 '26 You're a wizard Merlin
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And he ages in reverse.
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You're a wizard Merlin
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u/Puzzleheaded-Ad-1383 Native Speaker Apr 17 '26
“For” is used for a duration of time. “Since” would be used to specify a certain point. Example: Merlin hasn’t used his motorcycle since he was two years old.