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Chan-Seung Lee

Joined: 03 Dec 2005
Posts: 1032

Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 8:28 pm Post subject: years

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It seems like years since I last saw you.

1.Does it make sense?
2.I think that 'It seems like it's been a long time since I last saw you.' is better than it. How about yourself?

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m_prime

Joined: 28 Dec 2008
Posts: 52
Location: Taiyuan, Shanxi, China

Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 2:18 am Post subject:

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It seems like years since I last saw you

and

Quote:

'It seems like it's been a long time since I last saw you.'

Both mean the same thing, either one is acceptable. "It seems like years since I last saw you" is idiomatic, it does not literally mean years, just a longer than usual time.

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