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Sentence #878504

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 Swift Swift May 6, 2011 May 6, 2011 at 6:07:28 PM UTC link Permalink

@NNC: Sounds a bit awkward. Maybe: “Sorry it took/has taken me so long to write to you.”

Swift Swift May 6, 2011 May 6, 2011 at 11:26:57 PM UTC link Permalink

Also take care not to put spaces before your punctuation marks in English as one does in French.

Zifre Zifre May 6, 2011 May 6, 2011 at 11:55:36 PM UTC link Permalink

I would go with one of Swift's suggestions, but the most similar option that can be considered correct is probably something like "It took me a long time to write to you, sorry!"

sakina sakina May 9, 2011 May 9, 2011 at 12:13:29 AM UTC link Permalink

Thanks a lot Swift,Zifre,CK! I'll correct this right now.

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #878466J'ai mis du temps avant de t'écrire, désolé !.

It took me long before I write to you, sorry !

added by sakina, May 6, 2011
➜ #878466J'ai mis du temps avant de t'écrire, désolé !

linked by sakina, May 6, 2011
➜ #883128I'm sorry that it has taken me so long to write to you.

linked by sakina, May 9, 2011
Sorry it took me so long to write to you.

edited by sakina, May 9, 2011
➜ #883129It took me a long time to write to you, sorry!

linked by sakina, May 9, 2011
➜ #883136對不起, 我過了這麼長的時間才回你的信。

linked by Martha, May 9, 2011
➜ #1060038Üzgünüm size yazmam uzun sürdü.

linked by duran, August 23, 2011
➜ #2786488Anteeksi että minulta vei niin pitkään kirjoittaa sinulle.

linked by Kalle63, October 12, 2013
➜ #9016650Простите, что так долго вам не писал.

linked by marafon, September 5, 2020
➜ #9016649Прости, что так долго тебе не писал.

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