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navi tasan

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Are these sentences correct:
1-They have had this problem since before you came here.
2-They have had this problem since long before you came here.
 
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Both are fine to me. ;-)
 
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navi tasan said:
Are these sentences correct:
1-They have had this problem since before you came here.
2-They have had this problem since long before you came here.
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Fine with me too. The "long" just adds time to the interval. :wink:
 
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