waiting long or waiting for long

Innka

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Hi,

I was wondering if both ways are grammatically correct:
1. Have you been waiting long?
Have you been waiting long for me / him / them?

2.Have you been waiting for long?
Have you been waiting for long for me/him/them?

I appreciate your help.
 

Tarheel

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Abe: Have you been waiting long?
Bob: No, I just got here.

"Have you been waiting for long?" is okay, I guess.

"Have you been waiting for me?" is certainly possible in the right context.

Also, you could say: "Have you been waiting a long time?"
 

emsr2d2

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If you want to incorporate the idea of "waiting long" and "for me/him etc", I'd change the word order to:

Have you been waiting for me long?
 

Kontol

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If you want to incorporate the idea of "waiting long" and "for me/him etc", I'd change the word order to:

Have you been waiting for me long?
Hello, emrs2d2. I'm wondering why you don't say "if you wanted to incorporate..., I would change....?"
 
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