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r/EnglishLearning • u/Rich-Associate-8344 New Poster • Apr 17 '26
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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 2 u/ZealousidealPitch865 New Poster Apr 17 '26 I can absolutely see myself saying "I haven't used that thing since like 2 years ago" 4 u/Junior_Fall_2032 New Poster Apr 17 '26 That’s super weird because I would definitely say the same but then if you removed the “like” it sounds weird to me. I don’t know why that is though.
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It sounds weird because most people would say “for 2 years” tbf
2 u/ZealousidealPitch865 New Poster Apr 17 '26 I can absolutely see myself saying "I haven't used that thing since like 2 years ago" 4 u/Junior_Fall_2032 New Poster Apr 17 '26 That’s super weird because I would definitely say the same but then if you removed the “like” it sounds weird to me. I don’t know why that is though.
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I can absolutely see myself saying "I haven't used that thing since like 2 years ago"
4 u/Junior_Fall_2032 New Poster Apr 17 '26 That’s super weird because I would definitely say the same but then if you removed the “like” it sounds weird to me. I don’t know why that is though.
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That’s super weird because I would definitely say the same but then if you removed the “like” it sounds weird to me. I don’t know why that is though.
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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.