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i haven't talked to you in ages vs i haven't talked to you for ages

Both phrases are correct and commonly used in English. They convey the same meaning of not having spoken to someone for a long time. The choice between 'in ages' and 'for ages' is a matter of your personal preference or regional variation.
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i haven't talked to you in ages

This phrase is correct and commonly used to express not having spoken to someone for a long time.

This phrase is used to convey the idea of not having had a conversation with someone for a significant period of time.
  • Jun 24, 2009 ... (1) I haven't talked to you in ages. (2) I haven't smoked in two years. ​. In the above sentences, the meaning is actually: (1') I do not (currently) ...
  • Oct 25, 2011 ... I MISS YOU GUYS. i feel like i haven't talked to you in ages! how ARE you? how' ve you been?? how's the writing? are the cats still climbing all ...
  • Nov 2, 2015 ... 01/29/2016 - 10:19 AM. I haven't talked to you in ages and didn't even know you got a pain pump. Great to see you're still up and about! :-).
  • Hiiiiiiiiii Terry!!!!! This is Stephanie- and I feel like I haven't talked to you in ages!!!! I miss you! haha Our trip was AMAZING!!!!!!! If you're on facebook, let me know, ...

Alternatives:

  • i haven't talked to you for a long time
  • i haven't spoken to you in a while
  • i haven't chatted with you in ages
  • i haven't communicated with you in ages
  • i haven't had a conversation with you in ages

i haven't talked to you for ages

This phrase is correct and commonly used to convey the idea of not having spoken to someone for a long time.

This phrase is also used to express the concept of not having had a conversation with someone for an extended period.
  • I haven't talked to you for ages! Discussion in 'French-English Vocabulary / Vocabulaire Français-Anglais' started by language-learner, May 8, 2008.
  • Jun 24, 2009 ... I understand the whole dynamic/stative verb distinction, and yet we would say. I haven't talked to you for ages rather than. I haven't been talking ...
  • I haven't talked to you for ages! if I don't email you for ages · in ages/for a long time · It seems like you have been gone for ages! It snowed today for the first time  ...
  • Nov 20, 2012 ... AMY: I haven't talked to you for ages! Where have you been? ME: Oh mostly in my room. AMY: I know, I saw your light on! Listen, I'm having a ...

Alternatives:

  • i haven't talked to you in ages
  • i haven't spoken to you for a long time
  • i haven't chatted with you for ages
  • i haven't communicated with you for ages
  • i haven't had a conversation with you for ages

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