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Old 02-Mar-2005, 07:22
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Default Long Ago

1. That was so long ago.
2. That is so long ago. (Is this incorrect? I cannot mix 'long ago' with 'is'?)
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Default Re: Long Ago

2 isn't incorrect colloquially.
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