"I'm leaving after a BIG WHILE"?
Like how you say
"I'm leaving in a little while"
2007-03-14 01:54:08 · 8 answers · asked by Zsazsa A 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
No, I don't believe you can. Why do you say 'IN a little while', and yet 'AFTER a big while'? You can say 'I am leaving SHORTLY', but not 'I am leaving LONGLY'.
To me, 'in a little while' is no different from 'in a while'. It doesn't suggest you are leaving shortly. Better not to mention the 'length' of the while at all.
Although I wouldn't say 'I am leaving in a good while', I would say 'I am staying a good while yet', 'I have known that for a long while', and 'It will be a good while before you understand that'.
2007-03-14 02:09:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lol A Big While, it all depends on what you consider a while to be. If a while is a minute to me but a year to you then what woudl a Big while be to the President?
Hmmm makes you think.
But to answer you question, no I do not think you can say a Big While. More appropriate to say a Long While and or a Short While as opposed to Big or Small.
2007-03-14 09:04:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
More proper english would be to say: I'm leaving after a long while.
2007-03-14 09:03:31 · answer #3 · answered by Sane 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldnt because it doesnt make any sense. You could say im leaving for a long time. I am leaving and never coming back. I am leaving after for a long time.
2007-03-14 08:57:31 · answer #4 · answered by tourgle 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, you would say "I'm not leaving for a long while" or "I'm not leaving for a while"
2007-03-14 13:29:49 · answer #5 · answered by tman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you CAN, but would you is a different question. It sounds a little weird. I think most people would say "I'm leaving later"
2007-03-14 08:57:16 · answer #6 · answered by archiethewalrus 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I american english you are free to say however you like.
2007-03-14 08:58:37 · answer #7 · answered by irf 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it's yes wonder you can't speak right, zsa zsa.
i mean," it's no wonder you can't speak right, zsa,zsa."
2007-03-14 08:58:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋