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What is the difference between l havenāt seen you for ages. and itās been a long time since l saw you last. and long time no see ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between l havenāt seen you for ages. and itās been a long time since l saw you last. and long time no see ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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@jennifer_0108 āI havenāt seen you in agesā could mean you havenāt seen that person/people for a couple months and ālong time no seeā could mean that you havenāt seen them in a few days/weeks.
*Lets say you moved to another country for an entire year and youāre finally going home to see a friend/your family* āI havenāt seen you in ages!ā *maybe add on Iāve missed you; howāve you been? Etc.*
* letās say youāre meeting up with a friend you havenāt seen/ talked with for almost two weeks.* āOh hey, long time no see!ā
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@jennifer_0108 It pretty much means the same thing as ā Long time no seeā š
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