I have been waiting for you for two hours.

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YAMATO2201

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Situation:
Mary was supposed to have a date with Tom.
Mary got to Hyde Park at 9:00 a.m.
Tom got there at 11:03 a.m.

In the situation above, is it possible for Mary to say "I have been waiting for you for two hours."?
 
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Rover_KE

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It's possible, but she'd probably say 'I've been waiting for you for over two hours'.
 

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I don't think Mary would wait that long. :)
 

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Tom needs to buck his ideas up!
 
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