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8 Nov 2020
- Japanese
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English (US)
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English (UK)
Question about English (US)
"How long have you been wearing the hoodie? It looks quite ragged."
Does this sound natural?
"How long have you been wearing the hoodie? It looks quite ragged."
Does this sound natural?
Does this sound natural?
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- English (US)
I would say it sounds pretty natural, but instead of "How long have you wearing THE hoodie?" i'd say "How long have you been wearing THAT hoodie?"
- Japanese
@Ze04
Thanks for your reply.
If I say "that hoodie", the person I'm speaking to isn't wearing the hoodie now, right?
Thanks for your reply.
If I say "that hoodie", the person I'm speaking to isn't wearing the hoodie now, right?
- English (US)
@esejacky Actually, “that hoodie” would mean the hoodie the person is currently wearing

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