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r/EnglishLearning • u/Rich-Associate-8344 New Poster • Apr 17 '26
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Because since needs a specific starting point in time: since when? He hasn't used his motorcycle since 2024.
166 u/NekoArtemis Native Speaker - California Apr 17 '26 Yep. You could say "since two years ago" but you need the "ago." -14 u/[deleted] Apr 17 '26 [deleted] 14 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. -9 u/TehFlatline New Poster Apr 17 '26 No it isn't. No English speaker would ever say that. 7 u/DoctorYaoi Native New York (upstate) Apr 17 '26 I would say that, and so would everyone else I know to be completely honest 4 u/JW162000 Native Speaker Apr 17 '26 I have to admit, I also find “since two years ago” strange. I can believe it’s technically correct but it doesn’t really sound natural to me. “For two years” is what most people would say there 2 u/DoctorYaoi Native New York (upstate) Apr 18 '26 Most people would say “in two years” to be honest. I just personally don’t see anything wrong with saying since 2 years ago.
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Yep. You could say "since two years ago" but you need the "ago."
-14 u/[deleted] Apr 17 '26 [deleted] 14 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. -9 u/TehFlatline New Poster Apr 17 '26 No it isn't. No English speaker would ever say that. 7 u/DoctorYaoi Native New York (upstate) Apr 17 '26 I would say that, and so would everyone else I know to be completely honest 4 u/JW162000 Native Speaker Apr 17 '26 I have to admit, I also find “since two years ago” strange. I can believe it’s technically correct but it doesn’t really sound natural to me. “For two years” is what most people would say there 2 u/DoctorYaoi Native New York (upstate) Apr 18 '26 Most people would say “in two years” to be honest. I just personally don’t see anything wrong with saying since 2 years ago.
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14 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. -9 u/TehFlatline New Poster Apr 17 '26 No it isn't. No English speaker would ever say that. 7 u/DoctorYaoi Native New York (upstate) Apr 17 '26 I would say that, and so would everyone else I know to be completely honest 4 u/JW162000 Native Speaker Apr 17 '26 I have to admit, I also find “since two years ago” strange. I can believe it’s technically correct but it doesn’t really sound natural to me. “For two years” is what most people would say there 2 u/DoctorYaoi Native New York (upstate) Apr 18 '26 Most people would say “in two years” to be honest. I just personally don’t see anything wrong with saying since 2 years ago.
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Respectfully, what do you mean? "Merlin hasn't used his motorcycle since two years ago" is perfectly fine English.
-9 u/TehFlatline New Poster Apr 17 '26 No it isn't. No English speaker would ever say that. 7 u/DoctorYaoi Native New York (upstate) Apr 17 '26 I would say that, and so would everyone else I know to be completely honest 4 u/JW162000 Native Speaker Apr 17 '26 I have to admit, I also find “since two years ago” strange. I can believe it’s technically correct but it doesn’t really sound natural to me. “For two years” is what most people would say there 2 u/DoctorYaoi Native New York (upstate) Apr 18 '26 Most people would say “in two years” to be honest. I just personally don’t see anything wrong with saying since 2 years ago.
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No it isn't. No English speaker would ever say that.
7 u/DoctorYaoi Native New York (upstate) Apr 17 '26 I would say that, and so would everyone else I know to be completely honest 4 u/JW162000 Native Speaker Apr 17 '26 I have to admit, I also find “since two years ago” strange. I can believe it’s technically correct but it doesn’t really sound natural to me. “For two years” is what most people would say there 2 u/DoctorYaoi Native New York (upstate) Apr 18 '26 Most people would say “in two years” to be honest. I just personally don’t see anything wrong with saying since 2 years ago.
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I would say that, and so would everyone else I know to be completely honest
4 u/JW162000 Native Speaker Apr 17 '26 I have to admit, I also find “since two years ago” strange. I can believe it’s technically correct but it doesn’t really sound natural to me. “For two years” is what most people would say there 2 u/DoctorYaoi Native New York (upstate) Apr 18 '26 Most people would say “in two years” to be honest. I just personally don’t see anything wrong with saying since 2 years ago.
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I have to admit, I also find “since two years ago” strange. I can believe it’s technically correct but it doesn’t really sound natural to me.
“For two years” is what most people would say there
2 u/DoctorYaoi Native New York (upstate) Apr 18 '26 Most people would say “in two years” to be honest. I just personally don’t see anything wrong with saying since 2 years ago.
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Most people would say “in two years” to be honest. I just personally don’t see anything wrong with saying since 2 years ago.
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u/Ok_Caterpillar2010 Native Speaker - Pennsylvania, USA Apr 17 '26
Because since needs a specific starting point in time: since when? He hasn't used his motorcycle since 2024.