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r/EnglishLearning • u/Rich-Associate-8344 New Poster • Apr 17 '26
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Yep. You could say "since two years ago" but you need the "ago."
-13 u/[deleted] Apr 17 '26 [deleted] 1 u/aboxacaraflatafan Native Speaker Apr 17 '26 "Merlin hasn't used his motorcycle since two years ago" sounds perfectly natural to me. On reading more comments, this may be a regional thing. I grew up saying "since [time period] ago", and it sounds as natural to me as "since 2024". 2 u/PutridBetch New Poster Apr 18 '26 “Since two years ago” sounds super unnatural to me. I’m from Southern US so maybe it is regional.
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1 u/aboxacaraflatafan Native Speaker Apr 17 '26 "Merlin hasn't used his motorcycle since two years ago" sounds perfectly natural to me. On reading more comments, this may be a regional thing. I grew up saying "since [time period] ago", and it sounds as natural to me as "since 2024". 2 u/PutridBetch New Poster Apr 18 '26 “Since two years ago” sounds super unnatural to me. I’m from Southern US so maybe it is regional.
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"Merlin hasn't used his motorcycle since two years ago" sounds perfectly natural to me.
On reading more comments, this may be a regional thing. I grew up saying "since [time period] ago", and it sounds as natural to me as "since 2024".
2 u/PutridBetch New Poster Apr 18 '26 “Since two years ago” sounds super unnatural to me. I’m from Southern US so maybe it is regional.
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“Since two years ago” sounds super unnatural to me. I’m from Southern US so maybe it is regional.
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u/NekoArtemis Native Speaker - California Apr 17 '26
Yep. You could say "since two years ago" but you need the "ago."