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 #2 (permalink) Sun Dec 11, 2005 8:10 am Idiom: 'Haven't seen you for ages.' |
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Hi,
"I haven't seen you for ages" means "I haven't seen you for a very long time".
"For ages" is a set expression meaning a long period of time.
Enjoy English! :)
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| #3 (permalink) Tue Nov 18, 2008 7:26 am English idiom: Haven't seen you for ages |
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| " i haven't seen you for time" same as the meaning a long period of time ,isn't it? |
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| #4 (permalink) Tue Nov 18, 2008 9:36 am English idiom: Haven't seen you for ages |
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Hi Kathryn,
Your suggestion: | Quote: | | I haven't seen you for time |
wouldn't work because the sentence is not complete. You would have to say something like: for a long time/for some time.
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| #5 (permalink) Tue Nov 18, 2008 15:52 pm English idiom: Haven't seen you for ages |
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Dear Alan,
Thanks for your explaination.:) |
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| #6 (permalink) Sat Mar 21, 2009 2:38 am English idiom: Haven't seen you for ages |
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| "I haven't seen you for centuries"......doesn't this mean since a long time,too????? |
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| #7 (permalink) Sat Mar 21, 2009 17:05 pm English idiom: Haven't seen you for ages |
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| Tanvi Mehta wrote: | | "I haven't seen you for centuries"......doesn't this mean since a long time,too????? |
i agree that a person could get away with using centuries instead of ages. The only difference is that "I haven't seen you for ages" is a common idiom while using "centuries" would be uncommon. |
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| #8 (permalink) Sun Mar 22, 2009 2:20 am English idiom: Haven't seen you for ages |
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thanks for the explanation Jerome....it does make sense to me....i'll use ages more frequently from now on :wink:
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