“This October I will have been xxx yrs in this country”
I'm new so please excuse if I'm asking something that had been many times before. I'm a foreigner living in UK, who loves English language so I strive for perfect use every time.
Sometimes people ask me how long I have been in this country. I like to round the number of years to the month in which I came, which was October. Therefore if someone asked me today I would have said:
I will have been 7 years in the country this October.
or if today was sometime in December I would have said
Last October I have been 7 years in the country.
So simple question: are these forms correct? Or should I just do the simple "I will be 7 years here this October"?
grammar
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I'm new so please excuse if I'm asking something that had been many times before. I'm a foreigner living in UK, who loves English language so I strive for perfect use every time.
Sometimes people ask me how long I have been in this country. I like to round the number of years to the month in which I came, which was October. Therefore if someone asked me today I would have said:
I will have been 7 years in the country this October.
or if today was sometime in December I would have said
Last October I have been 7 years in the country.
So simple question: are these forms correct? Or should I just do the simple "I will be 7 years here this October"?
grammar
edited Aug 27 '12 at 8:25
Alenanno
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asked Aug 27 '12 at 8:15
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I'd say "in this country 7 years" rather than "7 years in the country", but the verb tense is fine, whereas "I will be" is incorrect.
– Peter Shor
Aug 27 '12 at 12:16
-1 Lacks research. Question is too simple: voting to close GR.
– MetaEd♦
Aug 27 '12 at 15:54
@meta: I don't think OP knows anything about research. :)
– Noah
Aug 27 '12 at 18:39
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I'm new so please excuse if I'm asking something that had been many times before. I'm a foreigner living in UK, who loves English language so I strive for perfect use every time.
Sometimes people ask me how long I have been in this country. I like to round the number of years to the month in which I came, which was October. Therefore if someone asked me today I would have said:
I will have been 7 years in the country this October.
or if today was sometime in December I would have said
Last October I have been 7 years in the country.
So simple question: are these forms correct? Or should I just do the simple "I will be 7 years here this October"?
grammar
edited Aug 27 '12 at 8:25
Alenanno
16.6k23773
asked Aug 27 '12 at 8:15
TomaszRykalaTomaszRykala
144116
I'm new so please excuse if I'm asking something that had been many times before. I'm a foreigner living in UK, who loves English language so I strive for perfect use every time.
Sometimes people ask me how long I have been in this country. I like to round the number of years to the month in which I came, which was October. Therefore if someone asked me today I would have said:
I will have been 7 years in the country this October.
or if today was sometime in December I would have said
Last October I have been 7 years in the country.
So simple question: are these forms correct? Or should I just do the simple "I will be 7 years here this October"?
grammar
grammar
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I'd say "in this country 7 years" rather than "7 years in the country", but the verb tense is fine, whereas "I will be" is incorrect.
– Peter Shor
Aug 27 '12 at 12:16
-1 Lacks research. Question is too simple: voting to close GR.
– MetaEd♦
Aug 27 '12 at 15:54
@meta: I don't think OP knows anything about research. :)
– Noah
Aug 27 '12 at 18:39
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I'd say "in this country 7 years" rather than "7 years in the country", but the verb tense is fine, whereas "I will be" is incorrect.
– Peter Shor
Aug 27 '12 at 12:16
-1 Lacks research. Question is too simple: voting to close GR.
– MetaEd♦
Aug 27 '12 at 15:54
@meta: I don't think OP knows anything about research. :)
– Noah
Aug 27 '12 at 18:39
I'd say "in this country 7 years" rather than "7 years in the country", but the verb tense is fine, whereas "I will be" is incorrect.
– Peter Shor
Aug 27 '12 at 12:16
I'd say "in this country 7 years" rather than "7 years in the country", but the verb tense is fine, whereas "I will be" is incorrect.
– Peter Shor
Aug 27 '12 at 12:16
-1 Lacks research. Question is too simple: voting to close GR.
– MetaEd♦
Aug 27 '12 at 15:54
-1 Lacks research. Question is too simple: voting to close GR.
– MetaEd♦
Aug 27 '12 at 15:54
@meta: I don't think OP knows anything about research. :)
– Noah
Aug 27 '12 at 18:39
@meta: I don't think OP knows anything about research. :)
– Noah
Aug 27 '12 at 18:39
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"I will have been 7 years in the country this October"
...is fine, but I'd rejig it a bit, so:
"I will have been in the country seven years this October".
For the second, you could say:
"Last October was the start of my eighth year in the country".
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No, you could say 'Last October was the start of my eighth year here' if that was the seventh anniversary of arrival.
– TimLymington
Aug 27 '12 at 13:16
Thanks for the comment. Even if my maths was a bit skewiff, was the English usage correct? I thought that was what we were here to establish.
– charles.abcam
Aug 27 '12 at 14:15
Yes, though I think here (or there as appropriate) sounds more natural: I thought that was what I had said. (And is that really the current spelling of skew-whiff? You learn something every day.)
– TimLymington
Aug 27 '12 at 14:25
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How about:
This October, I will have been in the country for 7 years.
and
As of last October, I had been in the country for 7 years.
answered Aug 27 '12 at 14:36
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This is the most natural-sounding rephrasing, except I'd make one tiny modification to the second one: "As of last October, I have been in the country for 7 years." (Because you presumably haven't left.)
– Marthaª
Aug 27 '12 at 16:35
Ah yes - in-advertant use of the pluperfect... well spotted!
– Andrew
Aug 27 '12 at 17:42
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You'll have to decide between sounding natural and 'using perfect English', Tomasz.
Very few natives would give a response beyond "Seven years," Seven years or so," "About seven years," or "About seven years now."
Of course, logically, natives couldn't actually answer this particular question: it would have to be: "How long have you lived in Yorkshire?"
answered Aug 27 '12 at 14:46
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I think in the UK the most "natural" response, bearing in mind OP's wish to round to the nearest year, would be "Seven years come October". Regardless of whether or not the "I will have been" and "in this country" components are present.
– FumbleFingers
Aug 27 '12 at 16:34
@FumbleFingers: or it will be seven years this October.
– Noah
Aug 28 '12 at 2:58
Thank you for you help. I really like the "come October" approach. I think I will stick to that.
– TomaszRykala
Aug 29 '12 at 13:18
add a comment |
So simple question: are these forms correct? Or should I just do the
simple "I will be 7 years here this October"?
They sound unnatural and make it obvious they are the words of someone for whom English is not their first language.
For your first sentence, I would say: In October, I will have been in this country for seven years.
For your second sentence, I would say: Since October, I have been in this country for seven years.
Those would be more natural ways to say those senstences.
answered Aug 27 '12 at 15:42
TristanTristan
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Personally, I can't really see much difference, from the grammar point of view, between "I will have been 7 years in the country this October." and "In October, I will have been in this country for seven years" but I appreciate your suggestion.
– TomaszRykala
Aug 29 '12 at 13:20
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For spoken English, the following are the shortest, clearest forms I can think of in a conversational response to the question How long have you been in this country?
7 years as of October.
answered Sep 9 '12 at 20:59
zooone9243zooone9243
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I think you forgot about November :D
– MarkTO
5 hours ago
@MarkTO thanks, edit answer to make it one case instead of two.
– zooone9243
2 hours ago
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"I will have been 7 years in the country this October"
...is fine, but I'd rejig it a bit, so:
"I will have been in the country seven years this October".
For the second, you could say:
"Last October was the start of my eighth year in the country".
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No, you could say 'Last October was the start of my eighth year here' if that was the seventh anniversary of arrival.
– TimLymington
Aug 27 '12 at 13:16
Thanks for the comment. Even if my maths was a bit skewiff, was the English usage correct? I thought that was what we were here to establish.
– charles.abcam
Aug 27 '12 at 14:15
Yes, though I think here (or there as appropriate) sounds more natural: I thought that was what I had said. (And is that really the current spelling of skew-whiff? You learn something every day.)
– TimLymington
Aug 27 '12 at 14:25
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"I will have been 7 years in the country this October"
...is fine, but I'd rejig it a bit, so:
"I will have been in the country seven years this October".
For the second, you could say:
"Last October was the start of my eighth year in the country".
edited Aug 27 '12 at 16:04
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answered Aug 27 '12 at 12:09
charles.abcamcharles.abcam
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No, you could say 'Last October was the start of my eighth year here' if that was the seventh anniversary of arrival.
– TimLymington
Aug 27 '12 at 13:16
Thanks for the comment. Even if my maths was a bit skewiff, was the English usage correct? I thought that was what we were here to establish.
– charles.abcam
Aug 27 '12 at 14:15
Yes, though I think here (or there as appropriate) sounds more natural: I thought that was what I had said. (And is that really the current spelling of skew-whiff? You learn something every day.)
– TimLymington
Aug 27 '12 at 14:25
add a comment |
"I will have been 7 years in the country this October"
...is fine, but I'd rejig it a bit, so:
"I will have been in the country seven years this October".
For the second, you could say:
"Last October was the start of my eighth year in the country".
edited Aug 27 '12 at 16:04
Alenanno
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answered Aug 27 '12 at 12:09
charles.abcamcharles.abcam
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"I will have been 7 years in the country this October"
...is fine, but I'd rejig it a bit, so:
"I will have been in the country seven years this October".
For the second, you could say:
"Last October was the start of my eighth year in the country".
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No, you could say 'Last October was the start of my eighth year here' if that was the seventh anniversary of arrival.
– TimLymington
Aug 27 '12 at 13:16
Thanks for the comment. Even if my maths was a bit skewiff, was the English usage correct? I thought that was what we were here to establish.
– charles.abcam
Aug 27 '12 at 14:15
Yes, though I think here (or there as appropriate) sounds more natural: I thought that was what I had said. (And is that really the current spelling of skew-whiff? You learn something every day.)
– TimLymington
Aug 27 '12 at 14:25
add a comment |
No, you could say 'Last October was the start of my eighth year here' if that was the seventh anniversary of arrival.
– TimLymington
Aug 27 '12 at 13:16
Thanks for the comment. Even if my maths was a bit skewiff, was the English usage correct? I thought that was what we were here to establish.
– charles.abcam
Aug 27 '12 at 14:15
Yes, though I think here (or there as appropriate) sounds more natural: I thought that was what I had said. (And is that really the current spelling of skew-whiff? You learn something every day.)
– TimLymington
Aug 27 '12 at 14:25
No, you could say 'Last October was the start of my eighth year here' if that was the seventh anniversary of arrival.
– TimLymington
Aug 27 '12 at 13:16
No, you could say 'Last October was the start of my eighth year here' if that was the seventh anniversary of arrival.
– TimLymington
Aug 27 '12 at 13:16
Thanks for the comment. Even if my maths was a bit skewiff, was the English usage correct? I thought that was what we were here to establish.
– charles.abcam
Aug 27 '12 at 14:15
Thanks for the comment. Even if my maths was a bit skewiff, was the English usage correct? I thought that was what we were here to establish.
– charles.abcam
Aug 27 '12 at 14:15
Yes, though I think here (or there as appropriate) sounds more natural: I thought that was what I had said. (And is that really the current spelling of skew-whiff? You learn something every day.)
– TimLymington
Aug 27 '12 at 14:25
Yes, though I think here (or there as appropriate) sounds more natural: I thought that was what I had said. (And is that really the current spelling of skew-whiff? You learn something every day.)
– TimLymington
Aug 27 '12 at 14:25
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How about:
This October, I will have been in the country for 7 years.
and
As of last October, I had been in the country for 7 years.
answered Aug 27 '12 at 14:36
AndrewAndrew
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This is the most natural-sounding rephrasing, except I'd make one tiny modification to the second one: "As of last October, I have been in the country for 7 years." (Because you presumably haven't left.)
– Marthaª
Aug 27 '12 at 16:35
Ah yes - in-advertant use of the pluperfect... well spotted!
– Andrew
Aug 27 '12 at 17:42
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How about:
This October, I will have been in the country for 7 years.
and
As of last October, I had been in the country for 7 years.
answered Aug 27 '12 at 14:36
AndrewAndrew
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1
This is the most natural-sounding rephrasing, except I'd make one tiny modification to the second one: "As of last October, I have been in the country for 7 years." (Because you presumably haven't left.)
– Marthaª
Aug 27 '12 at 16:35
Ah yes - in-advertant use of the pluperfect... well spotted!
– Andrew
Aug 27 '12 at 17:42
add a comment |
How about:
This October, I will have been in the country for 7 years.
and
As of last October, I had been in the country for 7 years.
answered Aug 27 '12 at 14:36
AndrewAndrew
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How about:
This October, I will have been in the country for 7 years.
and
As of last October, I had been in the country for 7 years.
answered Aug 27 '12 at 14:36
AndrewAndrew
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answered Aug 27 '12 at 14:36
AndrewAndrew
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answered Aug 27 '12 at 14:36
AndrewAndrew
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answered Aug 27 '12 at 14:36
AndrewAndrew
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1
This is the most natural-sounding rephrasing, except I'd make one tiny modification to the second one: "As of last October, I have been in the country for 7 years." (Because you presumably haven't left.)
– Marthaª
Aug 27 '12 at 16:35
Ah yes - in-advertant use of the pluperfect... well spotted!
– Andrew
Aug 27 '12 at 17:42
add a comment |
1
This is the most natural-sounding rephrasing, except I'd make one tiny modification to the second one: "As of last October, I have been in the country for 7 years." (Because you presumably haven't left.)
– Marthaª
Aug 27 '12 at 16:35
Ah yes - in-advertant use of the pluperfect... well spotted!
– Andrew
Aug 27 '12 at 17:42
1
1
This is the most natural-sounding rephrasing, except I'd make one tiny modification to the second one: "As of last October, I have been in the country for 7 years." (Because you presumably haven't left.)
– Marthaª
Aug 27 '12 at 16:35
This is the most natural-sounding rephrasing, except I'd make one tiny modification to the second one: "As of last October, I have been in the country for 7 years." (Because you presumably haven't left.)
– Marthaª
Aug 27 '12 at 16:35
Ah yes - in-advertant use of the pluperfect... well spotted!
– Andrew
Aug 27 '12 at 17:42
Ah yes - in-advertant use of the pluperfect... well spotted!
– Andrew
Aug 27 '12 at 17:42
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You'll have to decide between sounding natural and 'using perfect English', Tomasz.
Very few natives would give a response beyond "Seven years," Seven years or so," "About seven years," or "About seven years now."
Of course, logically, natives couldn't actually answer this particular question: it would have to be: "How long have you lived in Yorkshire?"
answered Aug 27 '12 at 14:46
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I think in the UK the most "natural" response, bearing in mind OP's wish to round to the nearest year, would be "Seven years come October". Regardless of whether or not the "I will have been" and "in this country" components are present.
– FumbleFingers
Aug 27 '12 at 16:34
@FumbleFingers: or it will be seven years this October.
– Noah
Aug 28 '12 at 2:58
Thank you for you help. I really like the "come October" approach. I think I will stick to that.
– TomaszRykala
Aug 29 '12 at 13:18
add a comment |
You'll have to decide between sounding natural and 'using perfect English', Tomasz.
Very few natives would give a response beyond "Seven years," Seven years or so," "About seven years," or "About seven years now."
Of course, logically, natives couldn't actually answer this particular question: it would have to be: "How long have you lived in Yorkshire?"
answered Aug 27 '12 at 14:46
Edwin AshworthEdwin Ashworth
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I think in the UK the most "natural" response, bearing in mind OP's wish to round to the nearest year, would be "Seven years come October". Regardless of whether or not the "I will have been" and "in this country" components are present.
– FumbleFingers
Aug 27 '12 at 16:34
@FumbleFingers: or it will be seven years this October.
– Noah
Aug 28 '12 at 2:58
Thank you for you help. I really like the "come October" approach. I think I will stick to that.
– TomaszRykala
Aug 29 '12 at 13:18
add a comment |
You'll have to decide between sounding natural and 'using perfect English', Tomasz.
Very few natives would give a response beyond "Seven years," Seven years or so," "About seven years," or "About seven years now."
Of course, logically, natives couldn't actually answer this particular question: it would have to be: "How long have you lived in Yorkshire?"
answered Aug 27 '12 at 14:46
Edwin AshworthEdwin Ashworth
49k987153
You'll have to decide between sounding natural and 'using perfect English', Tomasz.
Very few natives would give a response beyond "Seven years," Seven years or so," "About seven years," or "About seven years now."
Of course, logically, natives couldn't actually answer this particular question: it would have to be: "How long have you lived in Yorkshire?"
answered Aug 27 '12 at 14:46
Edwin AshworthEdwin Ashworth
49k987153
answered Aug 27 '12 at 14:46
Edwin AshworthEdwin Ashworth
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answered Aug 27 '12 at 14:46
Edwin AshworthEdwin Ashworth
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answered Aug 27 '12 at 14:46
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I think in the UK the most "natural" response, bearing in mind OP's wish to round to the nearest year, would be "Seven years come October". Regardless of whether or not the "I will have been" and "in this country" components are present.
– FumbleFingers
Aug 27 '12 at 16:34
@FumbleFingers: or it will be seven years this October.
– Noah
Aug 28 '12 at 2:58
Thank you for you help. I really like the "come October" approach. I think I will stick to that.
– TomaszRykala
Aug 29 '12 at 13:18
add a comment |
2
I think in the UK the most "natural" response, bearing in mind OP's wish to round to the nearest year, would be "Seven years come October". Regardless of whether or not the "I will have been" and "in this country" components are present.
– FumbleFingers
Aug 27 '12 at 16:34
@FumbleFingers: or it will be seven years this October.
– Noah
Aug 28 '12 at 2:58
Thank you for you help. I really like the "come October" approach. I think I will stick to that.
– TomaszRykala
Aug 29 '12 at 13:18
2
2
I think in the UK the most "natural" response, bearing in mind OP's wish to round to the nearest year, would be "Seven years come October". Regardless of whether or not the "I will have been" and "in this country" components are present.
– FumbleFingers
Aug 27 '12 at 16:34
I think in the UK the most "natural" response, bearing in mind OP's wish to round to the nearest year, would be "Seven years come October". Regardless of whether or not the "I will have been" and "in this country" components are present.
– FumbleFingers
Aug 27 '12 at 16:34
@FumbleFingers: or it will be seven years this October.
– Noah
Aug 28 '12 at 2:58
@FumbleFingers: or it will be seven years this October.
– Noah
Aug 28 '12 at 2:58
Thank you for you help. I really like the "come October" approach. I think I will stick to that.
– TomaszRykala
Aug 29 '12 at 13:18
Thank you for you help. I really like the "come October" approach. I think I will stick to that.
– TomaszRykala
Aug 29 '12 at 13:18
add a comment |
So simple question: are these forms correct? Or should I just do the
simple "I will be 7 years here this October"?
They sound unnatural and make it obvious they are the words of someone for whom English is not their first language.
For your first sentence, I would say: In October, I will have been in this country for seven years.
For your second sentence, I would say: Since October, I have been in this country for seven years.
Those would be more natural ways to say those senstences.
answered Aug 27 '12 at 15:42
TristanTristan
2,369107
Personally, I can't really see much difference, from the grammar point of view, between "I will have been 7 years in the country this October." and "In October, I will have been in this country for seven years" but I appreciate your suggestion.
– TomaszRykala
Aug 29 '12 at 13:20
add a comment |
So simple question: are these forms correct? Or should I just do the
simple "I will be 7 years here this October"?
They sound unnatural and make it obvious they are the words of someone for whom English is not their first language.
For your first sentence, I would say: In October, I will have been in this country for seven years.
For your second sentence, I would say: Since October, I have been in this country for seven years.
Those would be more natural ways to say those senstences.
answered Aug 27 '12 at 15:42
TristanTristan
2,369107
Personally, I can't really see much difference, from the grammar point of view, between "I will have been 7 years in the country this October." and "In October, I will have been in this country for seven years" but I appreciate your suggestion.
– TomaszRykala
Aug 29 '12 at 13:20
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So simple question: are these forms correct? Or should I just do the
simple "I will be 7 years here this October"?
They sound unnatural and make it obvious they are the words of someone for whom English is not their first language.
For your first sentence, I would say: In October, I will have been in this country for seven years.
For your second sentence, I would say: Since October, I have been in this country for seven years.
Those would be more natural ways to say those senstences.
answered Aug 27 '12 at 15:42
TristanTristan
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So simple question: are these forms correct? Or should I just do the
simple "I will be 7 years here this October"?
They sound unnatural and make it obvious they are the words of someone for whom English is not their first language.
For your first sentence, I would say: In October, I will have been in this country for seven years.
For your second sentence, I would say: Since October, I have been in this country for seven years.
Those would be more natural ways to say those senstences.
answered Aug 27 '12 at 15:42
TristanTristan
2,369107
answered Aug 27 '12 at 15:42
TristanTristan
2,369107
answered Aug 27 '12 at 15:42
TristanTristan
2,369107
answered Aug 27 '12 at 15:42
TristanTristan
2,369107
2,369107
Personally, I can't really see much difference, from the grammar point of view, between "I will have been 7 years in the country this October." and "In October, I will have been in this country for seven years" but I appreciate your suggestion.
– TomaszRykala
Aug 29 '12 at 13:20
add a comment |
Personally, I can't really see much difference, from the grammar point of view, between "I will have been 7 years in the country this October." and "In October, I will have been in this country for seven years" but I appreciate your suggestion.
– TomaszRykala
Aug 29 '12 at 13:20
Personally, I can't really see much difference, from the grammar point of view, between "I will have been 7 years in the country this October." and "In October, I will have been in this country for seven years" but I appreciate your suggestion.
– TomaszRykala
Aug 29 '12 at 13:20
Personally, I can't really see much difference, from the grammar point of view, between "I will have been 7 years in the country this October." and "In October, I will have been in this country for seven years" but I appreciate your suggestion.
– TomaszRykala
Aug 29 '12 at 13:20
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For spoken English, the following are the shortest, clearest forms I can think of in a conversational response to the question How long have you been in this country?
7 years as of October.
answered Sep 9 '12 at 20:59
zooone9243zooone9243
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1
I think you forgot about November :D
– MarkTO
5 hours ago
@MarkTO thanks, edit answer to make it one case instead of two.
– zooone9243
2 hours ago
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For spoken English, the following are the shortest, clearest forms I can think of in a conversational response to the question How long have you been in this country?
7 years as of October.
answered Sep 9 '12 at 20:59
zooone9243zooone9243
948612
1
I think you forgot about November :D
– MarkTO
5 hours ago
@MarkTO thanks, edit answer to make it one case instead of two.
– zooone9243
2 hours ago
add a comment |
For spoken English, the following are the shortest, clearest forms I can think of in a conversational response to the question How long have you been in this country?
7 years as of October.
answered Sep 9 '12 at 20:59
zooone9243zooone9243
948612
For spoken English, the following are the shortest, clearest forms I can think of in a conversational response to the question How long have you been in this country?
7 years as of October.
answered Sep 9 '12 at 20:59
zooone9243zooone9243
948612
edited 2 hours ago
answered Sep 9 '12 at 20:59
zooone9243zooone9243
948612
answered Sep 9 '12 at 20:59
zooone9243zooone9243
948612
answered Sep 9 '12 at 20:59
zooone9243zooone9243
948612
948612
1
I think you forgot about November :D
– MarkTO
5 hours ago
@MarkTO thanks, edit answer to make it one case instead of two.
– zooone9243
2 hours ago
add a comment |
1
I think you forgot about November :D
– MarkTO
5 hours ago
@MarkTO thanks, edit answer to make it one case instead of two.
– zooone9243
2 hours ago
1
1
I think you forgot about November :D
– MarkTO
5 hours ago
I think you forgot about November :D
– MarkTO
5 hours ago
@MarkTO thanks, edit answer to make it one case instead of two.
– zooone9243
2 hours ago
@MarkTO thanks, edit answer to make it one case instead of two.
– zooone9243
2 hours ago
add a comment |
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I'd say "in this country 7 years" rather than "7 years in the country", but the verb tense is fine, whereas "I will be" is incorrect.
– Peter Shor
Aug 27 '12 at 12:16
-1 Lacks research. Question is too simple: voting to close GR.
– MetaEd♦
Aug 27 '12 at 15:54
@meta: I don't think OP knows anything about research. :)
– Noah
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