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Listening to the radio last night, I heard 2 radio DJs (British) interviewing an American folk singer, and I noticed an interesting verb use. I'm wondering if it was an accident or if the following is acceptable in AmE:
DJ: So how long have you been singing?
Singer: I sang since I was a little girl.
Now, I realise that I would have expected an answer like "I've been singing for 10 years" as an appropriate answer to the exact question, but the point is that in BrE, her answer would be:
I've been singing since I was a little girl.
Is it correct that in AmE, the past simple would be used before "since" here?
DJ: So how long have you been singing?
Singer: I sang since I was a little girl.
Now, I realise that I would have expected an answer like "I've been singing for 10 years" as an appropriate answer to the exact question, but the point is that in BrE, her answer would be:
I've been singing since I was a little girl.
Is it correct that in AmE, the past simple would be used before "since" here?