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3Likes- 11-Mar-2013, 17:14 #1
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since "By the time I finish, she has long since gone to bed."
I can't understand 'since' here.
Will it be right this way
1) By the time I finish, she has gone to bed
2) By the time I finish, she has long gone to bed
Since? Since when??? What "since" is here for?
Many thanks.
- 11-Mar-2013, 17:27 #2
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Re: since Context is important. Please provide enough for us to be able to deal effectively with your question.
Your thread title should include all or part of the word/phrase being discussed.
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- 11-Mar-2013, 18:02 #3
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Re: since Long since= long ago (here)
I see!
Many thanks!
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