So long to see you vs Seeing you after long time

Both phrases have some issues in terms of correct English usage. The first phrase, 'so long to see you,' is not a common or correct way to express the idea of meeting someone after a long time. The second phrase, 'seeing you after a long time,' is closer to the correct form but could be improved for better clarity and fluency.

Last updated: March 24, 2024 • 4337 views

This phrase is not a common or correct way to express the idea of meeting someone after a long time.

"So long to see you"

This phrase should be corrected to 'so long since I've seen you' or 'it's been so long since I've seen you' to convey the intended meaning.

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I've waited so long to see you.
I've waited so long to see Odessa.
I just waited so long to see walter dead.
I'm asking myself why it took me so long to see it.
I long to see you in the arena.
And, to be honest, I didn't want to wait that long to see you.
O, coward that I am, to live so long to see my best friend taken before my face.
I long to see you and speak to you.
Moreover that we much did long to see you, the need we have to use you did provoke our hasty sending.
They are the two places I long to see.
I long to see something of my mother's fate.
I long to see his sword thrust home.
As I long to see it.
All day long to see Santa Claus.
I long to see something of my mother's fate.
I long to see what dawn shall bring.
I long to see what dawn shall bring.
I long to see them more than I can say.
How come it took me so long to see...
O, coward that I am, to live so long to see my best friend taken before my face.

Alternatives:

so long since I've seen you
it's been so long since I've seen you

This phrase is closer to the correct form but could be improved for better clarity and fluency.

"Seeing you after long time"

The phrase should be revised to 'seeing you after a long time' for correct English usage.

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Honey, seeing you and J.J. save a life yesterday, I felt something I haven't in a long time... useless.
What'll I be after long-long time. I wander about
I'll look forward to seeing you after supper, Sam.
Shock of seeing you after all these years could kill her.
Or like seeing you after you lost Lexi.
My fellow Austrians I shall not be seeing you again, perhaps for a very long time.
She just meant it's unexpected, seeing you after all this time.
I can't believe I'm seeing you after all these years.
Nobody there remembers seeing you after 8:00 P.M.
It's not easy for me either, seeing you after all this time.
with dad s memorial service over, it s time for me to go I won't be seeing you again for a long time
It feels so good seeing your mother after such a long time.
"It will have been a long time and I will have missed seeing you grow."
The plaque explains how different cultures kiss after long absences.
No power for long time, Commander.
How... how unhappy I've been for a long time.
Stayed there for a long time after.
21 years is a long time.
Sylvester, long time no see...
I've chased you for a long time.

Alternatives:

seeing you after a long time

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