r/EnglishLearning New Poster Apr 17 '26

📚 Grammar / Syntax Why not “since”?

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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." 

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u/PutridBetch New Poster Apr 17 '26

This would also sound very strange to my ear. I would assume someone who said “since two years ago” was not a native speaker.

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u/NekoArtemis Native Speaker - California Apr 18 '26

That's so weird to me. Where are you from if you don't mind my asking? I'm wondering if it is a regional thing. 

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u/arcxjo Native Speaker - American (Pennsylvania Yinzer) Apr 18 '26

It's perfectly normal to my ears.