http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/AfterThinkingAfterThought/gwqkv/post.htm#545228Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:38:47 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545228New2grammar0http://www.englishforums.com/English/AfterThinkingAfterThought/gwqkv/post.htm#545228http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-545228.xmlGood explanation. Thanks, MH.<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/AfterThinkingAfterThought/gwqkr/post.htm#545224Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:34:32 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545224Marius Hancu1http://www.englishforums.com/English/AfterThinkingAfterThought/gwqkr/post.htm#545224http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-545224.xml&nbsp;GB hits:</p><p>&nbsp;74 on &quot;after a long thought&quot;<br /> <b>233</b> on &quot;after thinking for a long time&quot;<b> [more popular</b></p><p>Also, <b>I </b>consider <b>a long thought </b>wrong<b><i>. </i>It&#39;s not just one thought that&#39;s involved, it&#39;s a multitude of them, a process<i>. Thought</i> isn&#39;t process, <i>thinking</i> is. </b><b><br /> </b><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/AfterThinkingAfterThought/gwqjx/post.htm#545221Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:29:47 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545221New2grammar2http://www.englishforums.com/English/AfterThinkingAfterThought/gwqjx/post.htm#545221http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-545221.xml<a href="http://books.google.com.my/books?um=1&amp;q=%22a+long+thought%22">http://books.google.com.my/books?um=1&amp;q=%22a+long+thought%22</a><br /><br />What&#39;s wrong with a long thought?<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/AfterThinkingAfterThought/gwqjk/post.htm#545217Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:25:45 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545217Grammar Geek3http://www.englishforums.com/English/AfterThinkingAfterThought/gwqjk/post.htm#545217http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-545217.xml<p>Without donating a penny.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/AfterThinkingAfterThought/gwqjw/post.htm#545215Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:22:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545215Marius Hancu4http://www.englishforums.com/English/AfterThinkingAfterThought/gwqjw/post.htm#545215http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-545215.xml&nbsp;No.</p><p><i>After thinking<b> for a long time</b>, </i></p><p><i>After I thought&nbsp; <b>for a long time</b>,</i><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/AfterThinkingAfterThought/gwqhc/post.htmTue, 22 Jul 2008 23:51:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545175Angliholic5http://www.englishforums.com/English/AfterThinkingAfterThought/gwqhc/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-545175.xmlAfter a long-time&nbsp;thinking, I made up my mind to walk away without leaving any penny.<br />After a long thought, ...&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;donating any penny.<br /><br />Hi,<br />Do both of the above sound idiomatic and mean about the same to you? Thanks.<div style="clear:both;"></div>