“Take long for me” versus “take me long”
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
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Preferred by whom?
– 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
30 mins 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.
word-order
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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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Mari-Lou A
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Preferred by whom?
– Jim
33 mins ago
1
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
30 mins ago
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Preferred by whom?
– Jim
33 mins ago
1
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
30 mins ago
Preferred by whom?
– Jim
33 mins ago
Preferred by whom?
– Jim
33 mins ago
1
1
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
30 mins 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
30 mins 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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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 24 mins 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 24 mins ago
Jason Bassford
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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 24 mins ago
Jason Bassford
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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 24 mins ago
Jason Bassford
15.6k31941
answered 24 mins ago
Jason Bassford
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answered 24 mins ago
Jason Bassford
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answered 24 mins ago
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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
30 mins ago