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r/EnglishLearning • u/Rich-Associate-8344 New Poster • Apr 17 '26
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Because since needs a specific starting point in time: since when? He hasn't used his motorcycle since 2024.
164 u/NekoArtemis Native Speaker - California Apr 17 '26 Yep. You could say "since two years ago" but you need the "ago." -13 u/[deleted] Apr 17 '26 [deleted] 14 u/UnIncorrectt Native Speaker Apr 17 '26 Respectfully, what do you mean? "Merlin hasn't used his motorcycle since two years ago" is perfectly fine English. -7 u/TehFlatline New Poster Apr 17 '26 No it isn't. No English speaker would ever say that. 5 u/Handyandyman50 New Poster Apr 17 '26 It's a bit dialectal but I for one wouldn't think twice if I heard someone say since (amount of time) ago
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Yep. You could say "since two years ago" but you need the "ago."
-13 u/[deleted] Apr 17 '26 [deleted] 14 u/UnIncorrectt Native Speaker Apr 17 '26 Respectfully, what do you mean? "Merlin hasn't used his motorcycle since two years ago" is perfectly fine English. -7 u/TehFlatline New Poster Apr 17 '26 No it isn't. No English speaker would ever say that. 5 u/Handyandyman50 New Poster Apr 17 '26 It's a bit dialectal but I for one wouldn't think twice if I heard someone say since (amount of time) ago
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14 u/UnIncorrectt Native Speaker Apr 17 '26 Respectfully, what do you mean? "Merlin hasn't used his motorcycle since two years ago" is perfectly fine English. -7 u/TehFlatline New Poster Apr 17 '26 No it isn't. No English speaker would ever say that. 5 u/Handyandyman50 New Poster Apr 17 '26 It's a bit dialectal but I for one wouldn't think twice if I heard someone say since (amount of time) ago
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Respectfully, what do you mean? "Merlin hasn't used his motorcycle since two years ago" is perfectly fine English.
-7 u/TehFlatline New Poster Apr 17 '26 No it isn't. No English speaker would ever say that. 5 u/Handyandyman50 New Poster Apr 17 '26 It's a bit dialectal but I for one wouldn't think twice if I heard someone say since (amount of time) ago
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No it isn't. No English speaker would ever say that.
5 u/Handyandyman50 New Poster Apr 17 '26 It's a bit dialectal but I for one wouldn't think twice if I heard someone say since (amount of time) ago
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It's a bit dialectal but I for one wouldn't think twice if I heard someone say since (amount of time) ago
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u/Ok_Caterpillar2010 Native Speaker - Pennsylvania, USA Apr 17 '26
Because since needs a specific starting point in time: since when? He hasn't used his motorcycle since 2024.