M Maybo Key Member Joined Feb 23, 2017 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Chinese Home Country Hong Kong Current Location Hong Kong Yesterday at 5:00 PM #1 Is “so long of” a set phrase?
jutfrank VIP Member Joined Mar 5, 2014 Member Type English Teacher Native Language English Home Country England Current Location England Yesterday at 5:09 PM #2 No, it's bad English. It should be: after so long having it on my shelf after having it on my shelf for so long after such a long time (of) having it on my shelf
No, it's bad English. It should be: after so long having it on my shelf after having it on my shelf for so long after such a long time (of) having it on my shelf
T Tarheel VIP Member Joined Jun 16, 2014 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Yesterday at 5:11 PM #3 No. The person means "after so long a time...." Or what Jutfrank said.