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Bookmark or Share- make OR do the bed (s) - WordReference ForumsSince time immemorial, I have always been taught to use the verb make in reference to the noun bed (The verb is taken to mean to make it tidy after sleeping in it). To my great surprise, I found the following web page (click right here) on which the noun is preceded by the verb do.
- "I've known him since" or "I know him since"? - WordReference ForumsI've known him FOR a long time", The other two are not correct. For someone you've know a long time: I've known him for many years, for a long time, since 1975, since we were children, since we were in grammar school, or even: since I was born.
- from/since time immemorial - WordReference Forums"Since time immemorial" goes with the present perfect tense, in other words it is refers to something that is still happening: "People have been arguing about language since time immemorial". But you might say, "People had argued about language from time immemorial, always failing to reach an agreement, so eventually they had to agree to differ."
- time shown / time immemorial | WordReference ForumsYes, 'the time shown' contains a truncated relative clause: 'the time that is shown'. You are free to add, for instance, 'on the screen' or 'on the phone' to that clause. 'Time immemorial' is also a legal term in relation to land rights, and is therefore possibly influenced by the word order in Latin. See: Time immemorial - Wikipedia
- he's been learning Japanese since time immemorialI agree with Kentix. "Time immemorial" has a legal definition in England and Wales = before 1189. Even in its extended sense of "a very long time", it is taken to mean "For longer than the oldest person in the world has been alive."
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