Does this grammar structure correct
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I want to tell my friend that i've been wanting to ask this question to him, can i ask him with this sentence:
I'd been long to ask you this question?
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I want to tell my friend that i've been wanting to ask this question to him, can i ask him with this sentence:
I'd been long to ask you this question?
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No. But you could say: I've been wanting to ask you this question for a long time. (Or, depending on interpretation: I've been longing to ask you this question, where longing means having a a strong desire.)
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I want to tell my friend that i've been wanting to ask this question to him, can i ask him with this sentence:
I'd been long to ask you this question?
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I want to tell my friend that i've been wanting to ask this question to him, can i ask him with this sentence:
I'd been long to ask you this question?
grammatical-structure
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No. But you could say: I've been wanting to ask you this question for a long time. (Or, depending on interpretation: I've been longing to ask you this question, where longing means having a a strong desire.)
– Jason Bassford
1 hour ago
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No. But you could say: I've been wanting to ask you this question for a long time. (Or, depending on interpretation: I've been longing to ask you this question, where longing means having a a strong desire.)
– Jason Bassford
1 hour ago
No. But you could say: I've been wanting to ask you this question for a long time. (Or, depending on interpretation: I've been longing to ask you this question, where longing means having a a strong desire.)
– Jason Bassford
1 hour ago
No. But you could say: I've been wanting to ask you this question for a long time. (Or, depending on interpretation: I've been longing to ask you this question, where longing means having a a strong desire.)
– Jason Bassford
1 hour ago
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No. But you could say: I've been wanting to ask you this question for a long time. (Or, depending on interpretation: I've been longing to ask you this question, where longing means having a a strong desire.)
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