>>>>>PS "in all the years
I've been present here" I'm sure you appreciate the English lesson :-)
>>>>
>>>>Are these the type of mistakes that only non-native writers make?
>>>
>>>Yes, typical is in the profiles:
>>>
>>>"So-and-so has been developing blah
since 20 years" (esp francophones as "depuis" is teh word they'd use here.
>>>
>>>"So-and-so has been developing blah
for 20 years" is correct
>>>
>>>We'd say "since" when referring to a particular date or event:
>>>
>>>"We've been talkin' about Jackson ever since the fire went out"
>>
>>I assume this is okay: "So-and-so has been developing blah
since that day, 20 years ago."
>
>Yes, that's fine. But a bit dramatic! Like "He was run over by a truck and he's limped ever since that fateful day"
>
>Your above sentence is like "since the day he got Jesus" :-)
Yes, well, of course it was a dramatic day afterall. When starting blah he thought it would take some months. And 20 years later he was still busy with the last 2 percent.
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