Chicken Sandwich
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I just came across two interesting sentences in English Grammar in Use:
#1. It's two years since I last saw Joe.
#2. It's been two years since I last saw Joe.
According to Raymond Murphy, both mean the same (and both are correct).
However, #1 sounds unusual to me.
1. Could it be that #1 is less formal than #2 (and/or less common)?
2. Could it be that #1 is more common in BrE than in AmE? (English Grammar in Use is written for BrE. There is also a version of the book written for students of AmE, but unfortunately, I don't own it.)
Thank you in advance.
#1. It's two years since I last saw Joe.
#2. It's been two years since I last saw Joe.
According to Raymond Murphy, both mean the same (and both are correct).
However, #1 sounds unusual to me.
1. Could it be that #1 is less formal than #2 (and/or less common)?
2. Could it be that #1 is more common in BrE than in AmE? (English Grammar in Use is written for BrE. There is also a version of the book written for students of AmE, but unfortunately, I don't own it.)
Thank you in advance.
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