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kinho
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from a long time ago...??
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Dear friends, is it possible to say: I knew her from a long time ago. ? I wrote it on the board, but then thought it wasn�t correct since from gives the idea of origin... I think the correct is only I knew her a long time ago. Am I right? Thanks and hugs for u all!!! |
16 Nov 2011
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maryse pey�
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Both sound unfamiliar to me.
I would say : I met her for the 1st time long ago.
In my opinion. |
16 Nov 2011
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ruisleipa
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Hi,
Yes, �I knew her from a long time ago � can be said, but it implies that you no longer know her. If you still know her of course you can say �I know her from a long time ago �, meaning that you have known her a long time.
�I knew her a long time ago � means you no longer know her and lost contact - surprise - a long time ago. Hope that helps! :)
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16 Nov 2011
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saranett
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hello!!
And what about: "I met her SINCE long time ago"??
:) |
16 Nov 2011
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tulpen25
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"�I knew her from a long time ago � can be said,"
""I met her SINCE long time ago"
I would never say either of those things, both sound odd. If you are still in touch with the person, I would say "I �ve known her for a long time"
I would say "I met her a long time ago" or "I �ve known her for a long time" instead of "since long time ago" |
16 Nov 2011
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ballycastle1
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An informal way of saying this is We go back a long way. |
17 Nov 2011
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MapleLeaf
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I �ve known her for a long time. |
17 Nov 2011
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ruisleipa
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Doesn �t matter if it sounds incorrect to you, Tulpen 25, the fact is it IS correct to say both �I knew her from a long time ago � and �I know her from a long time ago �! �I �ve known her for a long time � has the same meaning. And as Ballycastle says, �We go back a long way � is more informal. There are other possible sentences - �I know her from way back� would also be on the informal side of things.
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17 Nov 2011
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tulpen25
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"I knew her from a long time ago" sounds odd to me because it �s something I �d expect to hear from a Dutch person trying to speak English and not a native speaker. " |
17 Nov 2011
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joy2bill
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I would use "I �ve known her forever". (not literally forever but an expression to show a long time) In slang we can say "I �ve known her for yonks" or "I �ve known her since we were both knee-high to a grasshopper." Finally I might use "I �ve known her for a long time". Cheers Joy |
17 Nov 2011
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Carey74
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I knew her from a long time ago.... means that you don �t know her anymore (she died) I know her from a long time ago.....means that you know that persons since a lot of time. I knew her long time ago.... means that you met that person a long time ago and you stop knowing that person in some moment (bad memory???) I would say " I met that person long time ago." BR Mary |
17 Nov 2011
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