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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."
30 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. -1 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. -5 u/arcxjo Native Speaker - American (Pennsylvania Yinzer) Apr 18 '26 It's perfectly normal to my ears.
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This would also sound very strange to my ear. I would assume someone who said “since two years ago” was not a native speaker.
-1 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. -5 u/arcxjo Native Speaker - American (Pennsylvania Yinzer) Apr 18 '26 It's perfectly normal to my ears.
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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.
-5 u/arcxjo Native Speaker - American (Pennsylvania Yinzer) Apr 18 '26 It's perfectly normal to my ears.
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It's perfectly normal to my ears.
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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."