'I've been tolerating this situation for years!' (?)

[Mehrgan]

Hi there,

Is this structure correct? (suggesting how tough the situation is?)

Or it should only be, 'I've tolerated...'?


Thanks!

 

[charliedeut]

HI,

IMO, the continuous does indicate that the situation has been long and unpleasant.

charliedeut

 

[BobK]

:up: But the collocation tolerate/situation, though a perfectly good one, is rather formal. Something like 'I've been putting up with this for ages' would sound more familaiar.

b

 

[charliedeut]

:up: But the collocation tolerate/situation, though a perfectly good one, is rather formal. Something like 'I've been putting up with this for ages' would sound more familaiar.

b

Not that the OP mentioned whether they were after a formal or informal way to say it, by the way.;-)

charliedeut

 

[Mehrgan]

Thanks to you both for the replies. And, dear BobK, I appreciate your consideration!

 

[BobK]

Not that the OP mentioned whether they were after a formal or informal way to say it, by the way.;-)

charliedeut

:up: I noticed that many of my Spanish students used to prefer latinate words like 'tolerate' and 'situation', which have Castilian cognates (tolerar and situación in this case). So I feared your (unstated ;-)) approval might be biased!

b

PS(This tendency was one I exploited when I was learning Spanish. I used words like crematística before words like dinero; come to think of it, that's a rotten example - one word's root is Greek χρηματα and the other's is the Latin denarius - but what I mean is that my knowledge of classical languages made it easier for me to use long words rather than short ones.)

 

[charliedeut]

:up: I noticed that many of my Spanish students used to prefer latinate words like 'tolerate' and 'situation', which have Castilian cognates (tolerar and situación in this case). So I feared your (unstated ;-)) approval might be biased!

I hope not. Not intentionally, at least! :up:

charliedeut