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i met him a long time ago vs i met him long time ago

"I met him a long time ago" refers to a past meeting that occurred a significant amount of time in the past. "A" is necessary before "long time ago" to make the sentence grammatically correct.
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i met him a long time ago

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that a meeting with someone occurred in the distant past.

Examples:

  • I met him a long time ago, when we were both in college.
  • She mentioned that she had met him a long time ago at a party.
  • They reminisced about the time they had met a long time ago.
  • He told me he had met her a long time ago during a trip to Europe.
  • Do you remember when we met a long time ago at that conference?
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  • Mar 5, 2024 ... Award Share. SegaCDUniverse. OP • 8mo ago •. I met him a long time ago now, but it's a cool memory for sure. Upvote 5. Downvote Reply reply
  • Jun 15, 2015 ... I met him a long time ago along with other friends from Clearfield. I will always remember his laugh and how he always made sure we had a ...
  • Aug 20, 2013 ... I met him a long time ago. We're talking maybe 25 years. This was at his house in Bloomfield Township, Mich., a leafy suburb of Detroit ...
  • Jan 17, 2023 ... 22, 2023. Our deepest condolences to the Seeram family. I met him a long time ago we went fishing he loves fishing and was so much fun to be ...
  • Apr 20, 2011 ... Toby's steel player is Josh Bertrand and he plays a Fessenden, or at least he did, I guess he still does. I met him a long time ago when he ...
  • Apr 16, 2012 ... I met him a long time ago and he was a very kind man. My heart is with you, Chris 04/24/2012. Apr 16, 2012. Visits: 13. This site is protected ...
  • Sep 16, 2024 ... Arthur Lee passed away. I met him a long time ago. He was just a little older than me. He was soft spoken with a vague criminal air. Forever Changes left its ...
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i met him long time ago

This phrase is incorrect. The article "a" is needed before "long time ago" to make the sentence grammatically correct.

  • Jul 8, 2024 ... We all love kopi. I met him long time ago when he went to my sons school. He spreads happiness with his personality.
  • May 16, 2020 ... I met him long time ago when I lived at Park Richie. He was the life of the party. My condolences to his family. Gwen Hargrove. Tracie Hawes ...
  • Oct 30, 2021 ... Hyun-Kyung Moon from Seoul, Korea, wrote on Nov. 9, 2021. I met him long time ago when I was a student at GSPH, U. Of Pittsburgh. He became ...
  • ... I met him long time ago and I'm very happy he still my doctor. GREGORY H. 4/5 Star Rating. Submitted 04/21/22. Friendly staff and Dr. Salem explained the ...
  • Dec 15, 2022 ... ... I met him long time ago in Asian facial plastic meetings. He came to my clinic to have his rhinoplasty and to observe my surgery. For his 8 ...
  • Oct 18, 2022 ... ... I met him long time ago in church but thought I never had a chance. I went through years of compromising for lower-standard men who were ...
  • Jun 25, 2019 ... Wish I met him long time ago.” Jeannie Vo. “I never knew my eyes could be corrected back to 20/20. Dr. Tinoosh was able to achieve it in one ...
  • Sep 18, 2009 ... Guys...you don't have the foggest idea of how lucky you are to have Paul Jewson as a chef at hand!!! I met him long time ago in London and ...
  • ❤️. 3 mos. Jaratzed Sanchez. I met him long time ago. May be an image of 2 people and text. 3 mos. Paul Salas. The Force Will Be With Him, Always... 3 mos.

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