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  • Sure, people say it each way.

    How can I stop talking on Quora about what happened. It’s been a long time since I thought it would be common. Is there any evidence that people speak like that?

    ‘HAS BEEN’ CONSTRUCTION A

    • June 16, 1983 article in the London Review of Books called Against Belatedness, by Richard Rorty, remarks “It has been a long time since anybody with pretensions to historical depth has endorsed Macaulay about Bacon. When
    • I “read” “Really has it been a long time since I saw this!”, I read a copy of the essay “It is now my turn!” which I

    disagree with for all people. Is ” is ” construction in writing a good book.

    The ‘IS’ CONSTRUCTION

    • “Very real,” agreed the Wizard that (Horrible) the Wizard went to run his car. It is a long time since I have had any sleep and I’m tired.” So then I decide to lie down upon a table. A soft cushion and perhaps a soft blanket. – From Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, by L. Frank Baum. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the
    • expression “long time no see” with the words “It is a long time since we last met (used as a greeting). Is

    it true that careful writers use both constructions.?

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  • Sure, people say it each way.

    How can I stop talking on Quora about what happened. It’s been a long time since I thought it would be common. Is there any evidence that people speak like that?

    ‘HAS BEEN’ CONSTRUCTION A

    • June 16, 1983 article in the London Review of Books called Against Belatedness, by Richard Rorty, remarks “It has been a long time since anybody with pretensions to historical depth has endorsed Macaulay about Bacon. When
    • I “read” “Really has it been a long time since I saw this!”, I read a copy of the essay “It is now my turn!” which I

    disagree with for all people. Is ” is ” construction in writing a good book.

    The ‘IS’ CONSTRUCTION

    • “Very real,” agreed the Wizard that (Horrible) the Wizard went to run his car. It is a long time since I have had any sleep and I’m tired.” So then I decide to lie down upon a table. A soft cushion and perhaps a soft blanket. – From Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, by L. Frank Baum. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the
    • expression “long time no see” with the words “It is a long time since we last met (used as a greeting). Is

    it true that careful writers use both constructions.?

    • 456621 views
    • 199 answers
    • 167886 votes
  • Sure, people say it each way.

    How can I stop talking on Quora about what happened. It’s been a long time since I thought it would be common. Is there any evidence that people speak like that?

    ‘HAS BEEN’ CONSTRUCTION A

    • June 16, 1983 article in the London Review of Books called Against Belatedness, by Richard Rorty, remarks “It has been a long time since anybody with pretensions to historical depth has endorsed Macaulay about Bacon. When
    • I “read” “Really has it been a long time since I saw this!”, I read a copy of the essay “It is now my turn!” which I

    disagree with for all people. Is ” is ” construction in writing a good book.

    The ‘IS’ CONSTRUCTION

    • “Very real,” agreed the Wizard that (Horrible) the Wizard went to run his car. It is a long time since I have had any sleep and I’m tired.” So then I decide to lie down upon a table. A soft cushion and perhaps a soft blanket. – From Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, by L. Frank Baum. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the
    • expression “long time no see” with the words “It is a long time since we last met (used as a greeting). Is

    it true that careful writers use both constructions.?

    • 456621 views
    • 199 answers
    • 167886 votes
  • Sure, people say it each way.

    How can I stop talking on Quora about what happened. It’s been a long time since I thought it would be common. Is there any evidence that people speak like that?

    ‘HAS BEEN’ CONSTRUCTION A

    • June 16, 1983 article in the London Review of Books called Against Belatedness, by Richard Rorty, remarks “It has been a long time since anybody with pretensions to historical depth has endorsed Macaulay about Bacon. When
    • I “read” “Really has it been a long time since I saw this!”, I read a copy of the essay “It is now my turn!” which I

    disagree with for all people. Is ” is ” construction in writing a good book.

    The ‘IS’ CONSTRUCTION

    • “Very real,” agreed the Wizard that (Horrible) the Wizard went to run his car. It is a long time since I have had any sleep and I’m tired.” So then I decide to lie down upon a table. A soft cushion and perhaps a soft blanket. – From Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, by L. Frank Baum. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the
    • expression “long time no see” with the words “It is a long time since we last met (used as a greeting). Is

    it true that careful writers use both constructions.?

    • 456621 views
    • 199 answers
    • 167886 votes
  • Sure, people say it each way.

    How can I stop talking on Quora about what happened. It’s been a long time since I thought it would be common. Is there any evidence that people speak like that?

    ‘HAS BEEN’ CONSTRUCTION A

    • June 16, 1983 article in the London Review of Books called Against Belatedness, by Richard Rorty, remarks “It has been a long time since anybody with pretensions to historical depth has endorsed Macaulay about Bacon. When
    • I “read” “Really has it been a long time since I saw this!”, I read a copy of the essay “It is now my turn!” which I

    disagree with for all people. Is ” is ” construction in writing a good book.

    The ‘IS’ CONSTRUCTION

    • “Very real,” agreed the Wizard that (Horrible) the Wizard went to run his car. It is a long time since I have had any sleep and I’m tired.” So then I decide to lie down upon a table. A soft cushion and perhaps a soft blanket. – From Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, by L. Frank Baum. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the
    • expression “long time no see” with the words “It is a long time since we last met (used as a greeting). Is

    it true that careful writers use both constructions.?

    • 456621 views
    • 199 answers
    • 167886 votes
  • Sure, people say it each way.

    How can I stop talking on Quora about what happened. It’s been a long time since I thought it would be common. Is there any evidence that people speak like that?

    ‘HAS BEEN’ CONSTRUCTION A

    • June 16, 1983 article in the London Review of Books called Against Belatedness, by Richard Rorty, remarks “It has been a long time since anybody with pretensions to historical depth has endorsed Macaulay about Bacon. When
    • I “read” “Really has it been a long time since I saw this!”, I read a copy of the essay “It is now my turn!” which I

    disagree with for all people. Is ” is ” construction in writing a good book.

    The ‘IS’ CONSTRUCTION

    • “Very real,” agreed the Wizard that (Horrible) the Wizard went to run his car. It is a long time since I have had any sleep and I’m tired.” So then I decide to lie down upon a table. A soft cushion and perhaps a soft blanket. – From Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, by L. Frank Baum. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the
    • expression “long time no see” with the words “It is a long time since we last met (used as a greeting). Is

    it true that careful writers use both constructions.?

    • 456621 views
    • 199 answers
    • 167886 votes
  • Sure, people say it each way.

    How can I stop talking on Quora about what happened. It’s been a long time since I thought it would be common. Is there any evidence that people speak like that?

    ‘HAS BEEN’ CONSTRUCTION A

    • June 16, 1983 article in the London Review of Books called Against Belatedness, by Richard Rorty, remarks “It has been a long time since anybody with pretensions to historical depth has endorsed Macaulay about Bacon. When
    • I “read” “Really has it been a long time since I saw this!”, I read a copy of the essay “It is now my turn!” which I

    disagree with for all people. Is ” is ” construction in writing a good book.

    The ‘IS’ CONSTRUCTION

    • “Very real,” agreed the Wizard that (Horrible) the Wizard went to run his car. It is a long time since I have had any sleep and I’m tired.” So then I decide to lie down upon a table. A soft cushion and perhaps a soft blanket. – From Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, by L. Frank Baum. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the
    • expression “long time no see” with the words “It is a long time since we last met (used as a greeting). Is

    it true that careful writers use both constructions.?

    • 456621 views
    • 199 answers
    • 167886 votes
  • Sure, people say it each way.

    How can I stop talking on Quora about what happened. It’s been a long time since I thought it would be common. Is there any evidence that people speak like that?

    ‘HAS BEEN’ CONSTRUCTION A

    • June 16, 1983 article in the London Review of Books called Against Belatedness, by Richard Rorty, remarks “It has been a long time since anybody with pretensions to historical depth has endorsed Macaulay about Bacon. When
    • I “read” “Really has it been a long time since I saw this!”, I read a copy of the essay “It is now my turn!” which I

    disagree with for all people. Is ” is ” construction in writing a good book.

    The ‘IS’ CONSTRUCTION

    • “Very real,” agreed the Wizard that (Horrible) the Wizard went to run his car. It is a long time since I have had any sleep and I’m tired.” So then I decide to lie down upon a table. A soft cushion and perhaps a soft blanket. – From Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, by L. Frank Baum. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the
    • expression “long time no see” with the words “It is a long time since we last met (used as a greeting). Is

    it true that careful writers use both constructions.?

    • 456621 views
    • 199 answers
    • 167886 votes
  • Sure, people say it each way.

    How can I stop talking on Quora about what happened. It’s been a long time since I thought it would be common. Is there any evidence that people speak like that?

    ‘HAS BEEN’ CONSTRUCTION A

    • June 16, 1983 article in the London Review of Books called Against Belatedness, by Richard Rorty, remarks “It has been a long time since anybody with pretensions to historical depth has endorsed Macaulay about Bacon. When
    • I “read” “Really has it been a long time since I saw this!”, I read a copy of the essay “It is now my turn!” which I

    disagree with for all people. Is ” is ” construction in writing a good book.

    The ‘IS’ CONSTRUCTION

    • “Very real,” agreed the Wizard that (Horrible) the Wizard went to run his car. It is a long time since I have had any sleep and I’m tired.” So then I decide to lie down upon a table. A soft cushion and perhaps a soft blanket. – From Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, by L. Frank Baum. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the
    • expression “long time no see” with the words “It is a long time since we last met (used as a greeting). Is

    it true that careful writers use both constructions.?

    • 456621 views
    • 199 answers
    • 167886 votes
  • Jonathan Swift’s Modest Proposal is a famous example of an essay written from a perspective that is not the author’s own.

    Spark calls the Modest Proposal “ironically conceived,” where irony might refer to

    • the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
    • a generally humorous or sardonic literary style known as a “judicial and

    ironic criticism of contemporary persons and institutions that is filled with personal invective, angry moral indignation, and pessimism. If

    a newbie came here and asked a question about “at least fling you off-set?” She did not

    but seemed to pass the point of view (you may not have realized, but if you did, please excuse me).

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