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a long ago vs long ago

The correct phrase is "long ago." The phrase "a long ago" is incorrect in English.

Last updated: March 06, 2024 • 1575 views

a long ago

This is not a correct construction in English.

The correct phrase is "long ago" without the article "a." It is used to refer to a time in the distant past.

long ago

This is the correct phrase to use in English.

Use "long ago" to indicate a time that was far in the past. It is a common expression in English.
  • What Tate did happened so long ago.
  • It's like a re-creation from something I read long ago.
  • Diplomacy failed the Republic long ago.
  • I should have put you in charge long ago.
  • One that I should have birthed to action long ago.
  • To end the civil war your country interrupted so long ago.
  • Like the coward I met so long ago, limp and all.
  • Not too long ago, I think it was somewhere between those two reasons.
  • It wasn't very long ago you were threatening us.
  • - Kathryn, that was so long ago...
  • Not too long ago, you had ideas.
  • Not too long ago, General Tesler offered me a second chance.
  • I forgave you so long ago.
  • But it was all so long ago.
  • My father Odin hid it long ago.
  • My daughter lost her husband not too long ago.
  • It all started a long ago in the city of Jinzhou.
  • What happened wasn't so long ago.
  • I stopped expecting that long ago, Mother.
  • I thought he was going to retire long ago.

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