What's the difference when saying: How long have you been living in the U.S. VS Ho

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What's the difference when saying:

How long have you been living in the U.S.

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How long have you lived in the U.S?
 

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Other than the fact that the first one doesn’t have a question mark, there is no difference.
 
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How long have you been living in the U.S?

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How long have you lived in the U.S?
 

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No difference in meaning.
 

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The part of bhaisahab's response after the comma still applies.
 
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Yes. Just re-wrote it with the correct punctuation. I think as a student, the more I write, the better I get at writing, and it helps me remember easier what is right and what is wrong.
 

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OK, but writing a new post just to practise your own writing, without making it clear that that is what you're doing, makes us waste time opening and reading your new post and then wondering what its point was.
 
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