Ya, some have been here even longer than this

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Jackson6612

#480464 Fri, 22 Feb 08 11:11 PM

Please correct the following text:

Michael: I have been here for the last 5 years.

Catherine: 5 years!

Michael: 1: Ya, some have been here even longer than this. 2: Ya, some have been here longer than this. 3: Ya, some have been here even for longer than this.

Jackson6612

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NOTE: When you reply to my post, please look for mistakes in grammar, syntax or punctuation, and let me know of any suggestions you have. Thank you.

Clive

#480472 Fri, 22 Feb 08 11:42 PM

Hi,

Please correct the following text:

Michael: I have been here for the last 5 years.

Catherine: 5 years!

Michael: 1: Ya, some have been here even longer than this. 2: Ya, some have been here longer than this. 3: Ya, some have been here even for longer than this.

Michael: I've been here for the last 5 years.

Catherine: 5 years!

Michael: 1: Yeah, some've been here even longer. (You might say 'Some people've . .. )_

I used the abbreviation for 'have' because you have shown this is an informal conversation by using an informal version of the word 'Yes'..

Best wishes, Clive

Clive

Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004

Canada

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Yankee

#480476 Fri, 22 Feb 08 11:46 PM

Hi Jackson

Your first sentence (with the word 'even') seems the most appropriate in the context.
I doubt that your third sentence would be used.

In your first two sentences, I'd probably do the following:
- add a conjunction, e.g. 'and'
- omit 'than this'
- change 'Ya' to 'Yeah'

Yeah, and some have been here even longer.

Yankee

Joined on Sat, Apr 15 2006

Connecticut, USA

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Anonymous

#481216 Mon, 25 Feb 08 02:32 AM

Change 5 to five.

mr steve

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Jackson6612

#481435 Mon, 25 Feb 08 02:31 PM

Thanks, everyone!

Jackson6612

#481545 Mon, 25 Feb 08 06:13 PM

Yankee

I doubt that your third sentence would be used.

Hi Amy,

I take that in the above sentence you meant to say that my third sentence would not be used. Correct? But I could have written it as ''I doubt that you third sentence would NOT be used''. Is my way also correct?

Jackson6612