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Is Years the plural of Year?
Seems like a silly question but let's say I'd been on Scoobynet for 24 months, could I say I've been here for years?
Seems like a silly question but let's say I'd been on Scoobynet for 24 months, could I say I've been here for years?
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Let me rephrase the question for other posters:
So if say the iPhone had had video calling on it for 2 years or even 1 year 11 months and 28 days could you say it had had video calling on it for years?
So if say the iPhone had had video calling on it for 2 years or even 1 year 11 months and 28 days could you say it had had video calling on it for years?
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Jack, technically, you could argue that more than a year constitutes years. But, in integer terms, you would have to have 2 to have 'years'. As you were talking about years, I would say that you are speaking in absolutes
In normal conversation, you would say "over a year" for your situation, and "years" for 2 or more.
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In normal conversation, you would say "over a year" for your situation, and "years" for 2 or more.
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2 or more works for me. However there are people on and off this thread that believe that it has to be more than 2 years as in 3 or 4. Odd.
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If we're talking plural, then yes, it's years.
But the focus was on the "2"....... it's surely the same type of definition as "couple" vs "few".... another mis-conception.
But the focus was on the "2"....... it's surely the same type of definition as "couple" vs "few".... another mis-conception.
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So what do you call 24 months, 2 year, 2 something else, or 2 years?
If you did something 2 years ago, did you do it years ago or some other word?
If you did something 2 years ago, did you do it years ago or some other word?
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No.
There are plenty of people these days who think that they know everything because they have been somewhere for poxy two years or under.
Internet is internet, where anything is possible. But even in real life, I have noticed in a last few years (more that five years, that is) that some people are wrongly using 'for years' term for just over or under a couple of years of their connection with something. I think using 'years' as a plural is okay for more than 1 year, but its the use of "I have been there for years!" shows that some people are desperate to look very experienced far too soon. People in jobs and relationships come up with "I have been with my organisation for years!" or "We have been going out for years!" is deceiving, when their real time span isn't 'for years' at all.
In jobs, first six months are bullsh!te to get the probation out of the way. Next six months go in feeling one's way around. That's first year gone. First six months of the second year is for arguing with colleagues, and last six months of the second year go in arguing with the manager, throwing sickies and feeling indestructible at the job. So, you tell me if those two years can be taken as 'for years!'; like 'for donkey's years'?? Same is with relationships. First six months go in being semi-false to the person to be wooed with outings, meals, roses etc. Next six months go in managing the frustration over the burnt holes in the pocket but continue to smile . That's one year totalled. First six months of second year goes in working on the strategy of the 'moving in' plan. Next six months go in adjusting at the new place not just with the partner, but also with their pets that you may feel terribly moidered by, their family, their friends etc. That's two years completed. Now how can these two years define one's relationship as from Adam's? No way!
IMO some people think that they are fully equipped to sprint before they have even learnt the crawling techniques these days. No wonder they fall on their faces due to their huge (?) experiences 'for years!!!' over or under just two years or so.
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If you did something two years ago, you should realistically state that you did that (whatever it is) two years ago. Two years isn't that huge period. Its not 'a few years ago' unless you want to give a false impression that you have been there, done that a looooooooooooooooong time ago; to look all the wiser and 'ooh laa laa, I'm so great '. But in reality, you have only done it just two years ago, which makes you an unrealistic bragger.
Note: You= anyone who goes around making two years sound like ten years.
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No its not.
We can't go around comparing humans to an iPhone or its functional capabilities.
Okay, iPhone (with the first ever one) itself hasn't been out for that many years. But the way it has progressed over a very short amount of time in leaps and bounds, it has to be said that what iPhone already has had was achieved much later by other phones. In technology, its a bit different, you see. Its like a cat's one year of its life is equal to 7 years of a human's life. An iPhone is like a cat. A two year old cat has been around for years, no dispute. But you can't compare human to a cat. Cat is a superior species any time of the day.
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Back in my court then.
F1, so the iPhone hasn't had video calling for years but has had it for two years. That's just wrong.
I think over 2 years, obviously plural, obviously years. Over 3 years, a few years. More than that, many years.
In some cases it could be a bit of a cheek using years when referring to 2 years, but grammatically and factually it's correct.
F1, so the iPhone hasn't had video calling for years but has had it for two years. That's just wrong.
I think over 2 years, obviously plural, obviously years. Over 3 years, a few years. More than that, many years.
In some cases it could be a bit of a cheek using years when referring to 2 years, but grammatically and factually it's correct.
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No its not.
We can't go around comparing humans to an iPhone or its functional capabilities.
Okay, iPhone (with the first ever one) itself hasn't been out for that many years. But the way it has progressed over a very short amount of time in leaps and bounds, it has to be said that what iPhone already has had was achieved much later by other phones. In technology, its a bit different, you see. Its like a cat's one year of its life is equal to 7 years of a human's life. An iPhone is like a cat. A two year old cat has been around for years, no dispute. But you can't compare human to a cat. Cat is a superior species any time of the day.
We can't go around comparing humans to an iPhone or its functional capabilities.
Okay, iPhone (with the first ever one) itself hasn't been out for that many years. But the way it has progressed over a very short amount of time in leaps and bounds, it has to be said that what iPhone already has had was achieved much later by other phones. In technology, its a bit different, you see. Its like a cat's one year of its life is equal to 7 years of a human's life. An iPhone is like a cat. A two year old cat has been around for years, no dispute. But you can't compare human to a cat. Cat is a superior species any time of the day.
If so game set and match to Jack.
Personally I couldn't care either way but love a bit of **** stirring
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I couldn't give a **** either, but a member went on a twenty post rant due to me saying FaceTime had been around for years. Petty, but amusing.
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Back in my court then.
F1, so the iPhone hasn't had video calling for years but has had it for two years. That's just wrong.
I think over 2 years, obviously plural, obviously years. Over 3 years, a few years. More than that, many years.
In some cases it could be a bit of a cheek using years when referring to 2 years, but grammatically and factually it's correct.
F1, so the iPhone hasn't had video calling for years but has had it for two years. That's just wrong.
I think over 2 years, obviously plural, obviously years. Over 3 years, a few years. More than that, many years.
In some cases it could be a bit of a cheek using years when referring to 2 years, but grammatically and factually it's correct.
So one year and one day would be 1.00274 years.
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you dont get the context Jack, years is not a specific time as such, if anything it means longer rather than sorter.
For example an incorrect saying would be that the iphone has been around for "years", its been around for a few years but not years.
Now if I said, ive been on here years, well there ya go, I have, about 12 years to be precise, but I wouldnt say ive been on here years if its not been a long time, say 3 or 4 years as you would say, ive been on here 4 years now.
English, its a great language
For example an incorrect saying would be that the iphone has been around for "years", its been around for a few years but not years.
Now if I said, ive been on here years, well there ya go, I have, about 12 years to be precise, but I wouldnt say ive been on here years if its not been a long time, say 3 or 4 years as you would say, ive been on here 4 years now.
English, its a great language