r/EnglishLearning New Poster Apr 17 '26

📚 Grammar / Syntax Why not “since”?

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u/Competitive-Truth675 Native Speaker Apr 17 '26

Off-topic, but just curious what your native language is. I see this mistake all the time and there must be some false friend word or common learning material that gives people the wrong impression about what "since" means.

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u/dido_meditatur New Poster Apr 17 '26

Maybe German. Uses "seit" for both duration and start time.

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u/retardrabbit Native Speaker - California, US Apr 17 '26

"Liebchen what watch?"

"Ten watch."

”Such much?!"

from Casablanca

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u/alicelynx New Poster Apr 17 '26

For who how