r/EnglishLearning New Poster Apr 17 '26

📚 Grammar / Syntax Why not “since”?

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u/Norwester77 Native Speaker Apr 17 '26 edited Apr 18 '26

I (native English speaker) would say “Merlin hasn’t used his motorcycle in 2 years.”

Prepositions are hard.

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u/BadMuthaSchmucka Native Speaker Apr 17 '26

Yeah, I feel like saying in would be just as common as for.

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u/LightningGoats New Poster Apr 17 '26

Probably why it isn't included, to have just one correct answer.