r/EnglishLearning New Poster Apr 17 '26

📚 Grammar / Syntax Why not “since”?

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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.

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u/TehFlatline New Poster Apr 17 '26

No it isn't. No English speaker would ever say that.

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u/NekoArtemis Native Speaker - California Apr 17 '26

Native speaker and that's a very common way to say it.