joham
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Hi, everyone. In terms of the construction 'hasn't long since', I would very much appreciate your help:
1. He hasn't long since arrived from Iraq.
Does the sentence mean 'For a long time he hasn't arrived from Iraq' or 'He arrived from Iraq only a short time ago and hasn't been in Iraq for long'?
2. He reads so much by artificial light that I cannot understand why he hasn't long since gone totally blind.
Does the sentence mean 'I cannot understand why for a long time up until now he is able to keep his eyes in good condition while reading so much by artificial light'?
3. I am probably the only person who hasn't long since forgotten the Rabbi's book.
Does the sentence mean 'For a long time I haven't forgotten the Rabbi's book'?
1. He hasn't long since arrived from Iraq.
Does the sentence mean 'For a long time he hasn't arrived from Iraq' or 'He arrived from Iraq only a short time ago and hasn't been in Iraq for long'?
2. He reads so much by artificial light that I cannot understand why he hasn't long since gone totally blind.
Does the sentence mean 'I cannot understand why for a long time up until now he is able to keep his eyes in good condition while reading so much by artificial light'?
3. I am probably the only person who hasn't long since forgotten the Rabbi's book.
Does the sentence mean 'For a long time I haven't forgotten the Rabbi's book'?