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You're forgiven. :)



I gladly defer. It sounded fine to me, but you're the one with the qualifications and I have never, in fact, studied English grammar. Relying on one's instincts with these...

Just to clarify, because confusion shortens lives:




Your second sentence is perfect.[/quote]

''Second sentence..''.

In the temporal sense. I quite agree that 'ever since' is better.

You're talking style here, waxwing. Grammatically, there is nothing wrong with 'We have known each other since we have been studying in the same group.' It's inelegant at worst.

'Not long ago [until recently] they were good friends, but now they see each other much more rarely.'



Your second sentence is perfect.