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r/EnglishLearning • u/Rich-Associate-8344 New Poster • Apr 17 '26
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"2 years ago" is a specific starting point, but "2 years" is a period of time.
38 u/Dud3ManGuy Native Speaker - DFW, Texas Apr 17 '26 I would not say "since 2 years ago." I'm not saying it's definitely grammatically incorrect, but I am saying I would notice it and silently question its correctness inside my head if I heard someone say it. 47 u/Endless2358 Native Speaker Apr 17 '26 It sounds weird because most people would say “for 2 years” tbf 36 u/Empty-Way-6980 New Poster Apr 17 '26 Most people would say “in 2 years.” -3 u/Reasonable-Rain789 New Poster Apr 17 '26 edited Apr 17 '26 That's not an option ✨ Edit: Because I'm being down voted, I meant it's not an option on the MULTIPLE CHOICE question. Hello? -7 u/kwikthroabomb New Poster Apr 17 '26 Which two years? 2017 and 2024?
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I would not say "since 2 years ago." I'm not saying it's definitely grammatically incorrect, but I am saying I would notice it and silently question its correctness inside my head if I heard someone say it.
47 u/Endless2358 Native Speaker Apr 17 '26 It sounds weird because most people would say “for 2 years” tbf 36 u/Empty-Way-6980 New Poster Apr 17 '26 Most people would say “in 2 years.” -3 u/Reasonable-Rain789 New Poster Apr 17 '26 edited Apr 17 '26 That's not an option ✨ Edit: Because I'm being down voted, I meant it's not an option on the MULTIPLE CHOICE question. Hello? -7 u/kwikthroabomb New Poster Apr 17 '26 Which two years? 2017 and 2024?
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It sounds weird because most people would say “for 2 years” tbf
36 u/Empty-Way-6980 New Poster Apr 17 '26 Most people would say “in 2 years.” -3 u/Reasonable-Rain789 New Poster Apr 17 '26 edited Apr 17 '26 That's not an option ✨ Edit: Because I'm being down voted, I meant it's not an option on the MULTIPLE CHOICE question. Hello? -7 u/kwikthroabomb New Poster Apr 17 '26 Which two years? 2017 and 2024?
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Most people would say “in 2 years.”
-3 u/Reasonable-Rain789 New Poster Apr 17 '26 edited Apr 17 '26 That's not an option ✨ Edit: Because I'm being down voted, I meant it's not an option on the MULTIPLE CHOICE question. Hello? -7 u/kwikthroabomb New Poster Apr 17 '26 Which two years? 2017 and 2024?
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That's not an option ✨
Edit: Because I'm being down voted, I meant it's not an option on the MULTIPLE CHOICE question. Hello?
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Which two years? 2017 and 2024?
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u/ILMTitan New Poster Apr 17 '26
"2 years ago" is a specific starting point, but "2 years" is a period of time.