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sabrinak
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 Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 8:56 pm Post subject: all this time/ all the time |
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Hello,
What does "all this time" mean in the following sentence?
I have loved you all this time.
Is it different in meaning from " all the time"?
Thank you for your help all the time. |
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Bob S.
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 1:25 pm Post subject: Re: all this time/ all the time |
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| sabrinak wrote: |
What does "all this time" mean in the following sentence?
I have loved you all this time.
Is it different in meaning from " all the time"? |
This time refers to an understood length of time from the past up till now.
For example:
I thought Bill was outside playing ball, but it turns out he was in his room playing video games all this time. You will find him there still now.
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sabrinak
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 5:50 pm Post subject: So all the time equals all this time? |
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Thank you for the reply.
Now I know "all this time."
Then can "all this time" replace "all the time"? Interchangeably?
Looking forward to your reply. |
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Bob S.
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| Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:19 am Post subject: Re: So all the time equals all this time? |
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| sabrinak wrote: |
| Then can "all this time" replace "all the time"? Interchangeably? |
No.
All the time means past, present, and assumed future.
All this time means past and present up till now only. It says nothing about the future. |
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