Scw72  +  492127 Sun, 23 Mar 08 12:58 PM Hi all, I'm just wondering what is the difference between 'how long' and 'how long time' in terms of thier meanings and grammatical features? For example, Are 'How long have you been waiting for me?' and 'How long time have you been waiting for me?' different or similar?  Thank you for your answer in advance!   Chang      Scw72 Joined on Mon, Apr 16 2007 New Member 41 Difference Between

	Yankee  +  492132 Sun, 23 Mar 08 01:19 PM 'How long time' is always incorrect.     Yankee Joined on Sat, Apr 15 2006 Connecticut, USA Veteran Member 6,502 Amy "You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." - Mark Twain

	Cool Breeze  +  492133 Sun, 23 Mar 08 01:21 PM  How long time is wrong. Say: How long did you wait for me? Theoretically, you could say: How long a time did you wait for me? but it isn't very common. CB  Cool Breeze Joined on Fri, Apr 7 2006 Senior Member 3,979 "I hope you'll all live to be 150 years old - and the last voice you hear is mine!" Frank Sinatra on stage in Oslo, Norway, 28 September 1991

	Marius Hancu  +  492175 Sun, 23 Mar 08 05:05 PM How long time was used in literature, but that was over a hundred years ago:   The Confessions of Augustine - Page 321 by Augustine, William Greenough Thayer Shedd - Christianity, Personal - 1860 - 417 pages How long time is it since he said this?" "how long time since he did this?" and, "how long time since I saw that?" and, "this syllable hath double time to ... --   On National Government - Page 79 by George Ensor - Political science - 1810 FOR HOW LONG TIME THE SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD BE CHOSEN. It now remains for us to consider the period, for which senators and representatives ...   <>   Marius Hancu Joined on Wed, Apr 26 2006 Veteran Member 11,673 Literature

	Avangi  +  492178 Sun, 23 Mar 08 05:21 PM He took his vorpal sword in hand,  Long time the manxome foe he sought. So rested he by tum tum tree And stood a while in thought.  Lewis Carroll, I think.  Don't know what year.  Edit.  Yup, 1855 Avangi Joined on Mon, Nov 19 2007 Veteran Member 8,194 ". . . le plaisir delicieux et toujours nouveau d'une occupation inutile." - Henri de Regnier

	Grammar Geek  +  492182 Sun, 23 Mar 08 05:51 PM Avangi, that is the only poem I've ever memorized. I can still do the whole thing. Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,683 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!