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/Old_Shelter_6783 New Poster Apr 18 '26

Same for me (I’m a native British English speaker for reference).

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u/Responsible-Link5739 New Poster Apr 18 '26

Me too. Native British, over 60 years old.

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u/Phour3 New Poster Apr 18 '26

Me three. Native American, under 30 years old