“Take long for me” versus “take me long”
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Which form is preferred in the following sentence?
It didn't take long for me/me long to realize that traditional exercises failed to adequately meet the needs of persons with disabilities.
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Which form is preferred in the following sentence?
It didn't take long for me/me long to realize that traditional exercises failed to adequately meet the needs of persons with disabilities.
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– Jim
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I had to look at your question for a little while to realize that something was off. It should read: It didn't take long for me / me long to realize . . . Both of the phrases need to end with to, not just the second one.
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago
They mean different things to me. In this case, the different is very slight and can be easily ignored, but there are other cases where the difference is more noticeable. “It didn’t take long for the explosives to ignite” means the ignition happened after a short period of time; “it didn’t take the explosives long to ignite” means that the ignition lasted only a short period of time (which is obviously true, since ignitions are momentary).
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
2 days ago
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Which form is preferred in the following sentence?
It didn't take long for me/me long to realize that traditional exercises failed to adequately meet the needs of persons with disabilities.
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Which form is preferred in the following sentence?
It didn't take long for me/me long to realize that traditional exercises failed to adequately meet the needs of persons with disabilities.
word-order
word-order
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edited 2 days ago
Mari-Lou A
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edited 2 days ago
Mari-Lou A
61.8k55218456
edited 2 days ago
Mari-Lou A
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61.8k55218456
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Preferred by whom?
– Jim
2 days ago
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I had to look at your question for a little while to realize that something was off. It should read: It didn't take long for me / me long to realize . . . Both of the phrases need to end with to, not just the second one.
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago
They mean different things to me. In this case, the different is very slight and can be easily ignored, but there are other cases where the difference is more noticeable. “It didn’t take long for the explosives to ignite” means the ignition happened after a short period of time; “it didn’t take the explosives long to ignite” means that the ignition lasted only a short period of time (which is obviously true, since ignitions are momentary).
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
2 days ago
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Preferred by whom?
– Jim
2 days ago
2
I had to look at your question for a little while to realize that something was off. It should read: It didn't take long for me / me long to realize . . . Both of the phrases need to end with to, not just the second one.
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago
They mean different things to me. In this case, the different is very slight and can be easily ignored, but there are other cases where the difference is more noticeable. “It didn’t take long for the explosives to ignite” means the ignition happened after a short period of time; “it didn’t take the explosives long to ignite” means that the ignition lasted only a short period of time (which is obviously true, since ignitions are momentary).
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
2 days ago
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Preferred by whom?
– Jim
2 days ago
Preferred by whom?
– Jim
2 days ago
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2
I had to look at your question for a little while to realize that something was off. It should read: It didn't take long for me / me long to realize . . . Both of the phrases need to end with to, not just the second one.
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago
I had to look at your question for a little while to realize that something was off. It should read: It didn't take long for me / me long to realize . . . Both of the phrases need to end with to, not just the second one.
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago
They mean different things to me. In this case, the different is very slight and can be easily ignored, but there are other cases where the difference is more noticeable. “It didn’t take long for the explosives to ignite” means the ignition happened after a short period of time; “it didn’t take the explosives long to ignite” means that the ignition lasted only a short period of time (which is obviously true, since ignitions are momentary).
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
2 days ago
They mean different things to me. In this case, the different is very slight and can be easily ignored, but there are other cases where the difference is more noticeable. “It didn’t take long for the explosives to ignite” means the ignition happened after a short period of time; “it didn’t take the explosives long to ignite” means that the ignition lasted only a short period of time (which is obviously true, since ignitions are momentary).
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
2 days ago
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Both versions are grammatical.
It's not possible to answer which is preferred, but the more common version, at least when it comes to books in print, seems to be take me long to.
Per Google Books NGram Viewer:
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Hi Jason, thank you. Sharing that graph was quite helpful and insightful.
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Both versions are grammatical.
It's not possible to answer which is preferred, but the more common version, at least when it comes to books in print, seems to be take me long to.
Per Google Books NGram Viewer:
answered 2 days ago
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Hi Jason, thank you. Sharing that graph was quite helpful and insightful.
– Alex K
2 days ago
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Both versions are grammatical.
It's not possible to answer which is preferred, but the more common version, at least when it comes to books in print, seems to be take me long to.
Per Google Books NGram Viewer:
answered 2 days ago
Jason Bassford
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Hi Jason, thank you. Sharing that graph was quite helpful and insightful.
– Alex K
2 days ago
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Both versions are grammatical.
It's not possible to answer which is preferred, but the more common version, at least when it comes to books in print, seems to be take me long to.
Per Google Books NGram Viewer:
answered 2 days ago
Jason Bassford
15.8k31941
Both versions are grammatical.
It's not possible to answer which is preferred, but the more common version, at least when it comes to books in print, seems to be take me long to.
Per Google Books NGram Viewer:
answered 2 days ago
Jason Bassford
15.8k31941
answered 2 days ago
Jason Bassford
15.8k31941
answered 2 days ago
Jason Bassford
15.8k31941
answered 2 days ago
Jason Bassford
15.8k31941
15.8k31941
Hi Jason, thank you. Sharing that graph was quite helpful and insightful.
– Alex K
2 days ago
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Hi Jason, thank you. Sharing that graph was quite helpful and insightful.
– Alex K
2 days ago
Hi Jason, thank you. Sharing that graph was quite helpful and insightful.
– Alex K
2 days ago
Hi Jason, thank you. Sharing that graph was quite helpful and insightful.
– Alex K
2 days ago
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Preferred by whom?
– Jim
2 days ago
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I had to look at your question for a little while to realize that something was off. It should read: It didn't take long for me / me long to realize . . . Both of the phrases need to end with to, not just the second one.
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago
They mean different things to me. In this case, the different is very slight and can be easily ignored, but there are other cases where the difference is more noticeable. “It didn’t take long for the explosives to ignite” means the ignition happened after a short period of time; “it didn’t take the explosives long to ignite” means that the ignition lasted only a short period of time (which is obviously true, since ignitions are momentary).
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
2 days ago